The 2025–26 Top 14 season was the 127th French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Toulouse retained the championship, their fourth title in a row.

Format The top six teams at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice, once at home, once away) enter a knockout stage to decide the Champions of France. This consists of three rounds: the teams finishing third to sixth in the table play quarter-finals (hosted by the third and fourth placed teams). The winners then face the top two teams in the semi-finals, with the winners meeting in the final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match, a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.

France's bonus point system operates as follows:

4 points for a win. 2 points for a draw. 1 bonus point for winning while scoring at least 3 more tries than the opponent. This replaces the standard bonus point for scoring 4 tries regardless of the match result. 1 bonus point for losing by 5 points (or fewer). The margin had been 7 points until being changed prior to the 2014–15 season.

From the 2017–18 season onwards, only the 14th placed team is automatically relegated to the Pro D2. The 13th placed team play the runner-up of the Pro D2 play-off, with the winner taking up the final place in the Top 14 for the following season.

Teams

Fourteen clubs will compete in the 2025–26 Top 14 season, 12 of them returning. Vannes were relegated to Pro D2 after finishing at the bottom of the table the previous season. Montauban is the sole promoted club, finishing sixth in the Pro D2 the previous season and winning the Pro D2 playoffs. Perpignan, who finished 13th in the previous Top 14 season, defeated Grenoble in the relegation playoffs to retain their place.

+ 2025–26 Top 14 clubs Club City Stadium Capacity Bayonne Bayonne Stade Jean Dauger 16,934 Bordeaux Bègles Bordeaux Stade Chaban-Delmas 33,500 Castres Castres Stade Pierre-Fabre 12,500 Clermont Clermont-Ferrand Stade Marcel-Michelin 19,022 La Rochelle La Rochelle Stade Marcel-Deflandre 17,900 Lyon Lyon Matmut Stadium de Gerland 25,000 Montauban Montauban Stade Sapiac 9,210 Montpellier Montpellier Altrad Stadium 15,697 Pau Pau Stade du Hameau 14,588 Perpignan Perpignan Stade Aimé Giral 14,593 Racing Nanterre Paris La Défense Arena 30,681 Stade Français Paris Stade Jean-Bouin 20,000 Toulon Toulon Stade Mayol 18,200 Toulouse Toulouse Stade Ernest-Wallon 18,754

Table

Match grid The following are the fixtures and results for the 2025–26 Top 14 regular season:

ᐁ ᐅ BAY BOR CAS CLE LYO MTB MPR SFR PAU PER RAC LAR TLN TLS Bayonne — 38 – 40 10 – 13 44 – 17 22 – 20 49 – 7 26 – 23 35 – 34 22 – 54 52–7 36 – 41 26 – 15 35 – 32 40 – 26 Bordeaux Begles 41 – 12 — 57 – 32 31–34 32 – 20 71 – 24 21 – 23 28 – 33 33 – 34 37 – 32 62 – 20 23 – 18 46 – 7 44 – 20 Castres 48 – 17 26 – 28 — 28 – 23 36 – 22 49 – 17 33 – 36 29 – 24 15 – 17 23 – 7 20 – 16 26 – 31 38–21 25 – 42 Clermont Auvergne 38 – 15 34 – 19 63 – 14 — 41 – 23 84 – 31 17 – 20 36 – 32 50 – 27 45 – 17 13-41 32 – 27 27 – 10 24 – 34 Lyon OU 42 – 35 17 – 21 26 – 21 43 – 24 — 73 – 12 25–28 42 – 37 22 – 17 44 – 19 32 – 7 19 – 36 13 – 13 19 – 41 Montauban 26 – 60 16 – 31 28 – 32 19 – 34 18 – 25 — 22 – 22 25 – 73 17 – 53 29 – 22 10 – 59 15–71 22 – 47 7 – 49 Montpellier 62 – 22 28 – 24 33 – 31 7 – 9 35 – 13 59 – 7 — 44 – 7 28–18 42 – 31 41 – 17 37 – 13 17 – 27 44 – 14 Stade Français 38–21 28 – 7 33 – 15 64 – 20 57 – 17 47 – 24 35 – 12 — 34 – 32 42 – 21 20 – 20 26 – 24 51 – 24 9 – 13 Pau 47 – 24 39 – 17 27 – 15 24 – 19 40 – 15 71–35 35 – 33 34 – 10 — 27 – 23 27 – 17 53 – 33 32 – 12 30 – 26 Perpignan 19 – 26 12 – 27 29–27 26 – 20 28 – 32 31 – 8 0 – 28 11 – 28 40 – 24 — 15 – 28 29 – 31 36 – 20 30 – 27 Racing 92 47 – 27 44 – 32 52 – 21 43 – 31 35 – 34 61 – 16 32 – 25 47 – 20 15 – 10 37 – 31 — 24 – 26 43 – 28 31–20 La Rochelle 49 – 17 45 – 15 17 – 19 34 – 16 24 – 44 54 – 19 33 – 43 27–22 20 – 6 31 – 8 33 – 6 — 66 – 0 38 – 10 Toulon 52 – 26 27–22 16 – 12 14 – 34 54 – 21 54 – 28 30 – 27 27 – 46 33 – 17 31 – 16 45 – 21 39 – 14 — 27 – 51 Toulouse 31 – 10 56 – 13 59 – 12 24 – 27 39–31 68 – 13 45 – 29 29 – 17 59 – 22 31 – 13 48 – 24 60 – 14 59 – 24 — Colours: Green: home team win; Yellow: draw; Red: away team win; Blue: upcoming matches

Relegation play-off The team finishing in 13th place in the Top 14 faces the loser of the Pro D2 playoff final, with the winner of this match playing in the 2026–27 Top 14 and the loser in the 2026–27 Pro D2.

Team details FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 Inga FinauLW 11 Léo DrouetFH 10 Caleb MuntzSH 9 Arthur CovilleN8 8 Tornike JalagoniaOF 7 Charly GambiniBF 6 Teimana HarrisonRL 5 LL 4 (c)TP 3 Tomas FrancisHK 2 LP 1 Replacements:HK 16 Kapeli PifeletiPR 17 Thomas VernetLK 18 Izack RoddaFL 19 FL 20 Albert TuisueSH 21 Joris CazenaveCE 22 PR 23 Hugo NdiayeCoach: Philippe Saint-André FB 15 Tommaso AllanRW 14 Jefferson-Lee JosephOC 13 IC 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente (c)LW 11 Théo FornerFH 10 Jake McIntyreSH 9 James HallN8 8 Joaquín OviedoOF 7 Jacobus van TonderBF 6 Max HicksRL 5 Jonny GrayLL 4 TP 3 Kieran BrookesHK 2 Sama MaloloLP 1 Giorgi TetrashviliReplacements:HK 16 Ignacio RuizPR 17 FL 18 Peceli YatoLK 19 Posolo TuilagiFL 20 SH 21 CE 22 Jordan PetaiaPR 23 Pietro CeccarelliCoach: Laurent Labit

Perpignan won and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Playoffs

Bracket

Semi-final Qualifiers

Team details FB 15 Théo AttissogbeRW 14 Grégoire ArfeuilOC 13 Émilien Gailleton IC 12 Fabien Brau-BoirieLW 11 Aaron Grandidier-NkanangFH 10 Joe SimmondsSH 9 Dan RobsonN8 8 Beka Gorgadze (c)OF 7 Sacha ZegueurBF 6 Luke WhitelockRL 5 Jimi MaximinLL 4 Hugo AuradouTP 3 Thomas LaclayatHK 2 Julián MontoyaLP 1 Lekso KaulashviliReplacements:HK 16 Lucas ReyPR 17 Daniel Bibi BiziwuLK 18 Thomas JolmèsLK 19 Mickaël CapelliFL 20 Loïc CrédozSH 21 Thibault DaubagnaFH 22 Axel DesperesPR 23 Siate TokolahiCoach: Sébastien Piqueronies FB 15 Sam JamesRW 14 OC 13 Vinaya HabosiIC 12 Joseph ManuLW 11 Max SpringFH 10 Antoine GibertSH 9 Léo CarbonneauN8 8 OF 7 Jonny HillBF 6 RL 5 Romain Taofifénua (c)LL 4 TP 3 Demba BambaHK 2 LP 1 Guram GogichashviliReplacements:HK 16 Diego EscobarPR 17 FL 18 Lekima TagitagivaluFL 19 Jordan JosephSH 20 CE 21 Gaël FickouWG 22 Josua TuisovaPR 23 Taniela TupouCoach: Patrice Collazo

Team details FB 15 Léo BarréRW 14 Peniasi DakuwaqaOC 13 Jeremy Ward IC 12 Noah NeneLW 11 Joe MarchantFH 10 Louis CarbonelSH 9 Tawera Kerr-BarlowN8 8 Yoan TangaOF 7 Romain BriatteBF 6 Tanginoa HalaifonuaRL 5 Pierre-Henri AzagohLL 4 Paul Gabrillagues (c)TP 3 Paul Alo-EmileHK 2 Giacomo NicoteraLP 1 Moses Alo-EmileReplacements:HK 16 PR 17 Jack IscaroLK 18 Baptiste PesentiFL 19 SH 20 CE 21 Tani ViliCE 22 Samuel EzealaPR 23 Giorgi MelikidzeCoach: Paul Gustard FB 15 Ihaia WestRW 14 Jack NowellOC 13 Semi LagivalaIC 12 Jules FavreLW 11 Davit NiniashviliFH 10 Antoine HastoySH 9 Nolann Le GarrecN8 8 Grégory Alldritt (c)OF 7 Oscar JégouBF 6 Paul BoudehentRL 5 Judicaël CancorietLL 4 Charles Kante SambaTP 3 Joel SclaviHK 2 Tolu LatuLP 1 Reda WardiReplacements:HK 16 Pierre BourgaritPR 17 Louis PenverneLK 18 Thomas LavaultFL 19 Andy TimoCE 20 Levani BotiaCE 21 UJ SeuteniSH 22 PR 23 Alexsandre KunteliaCoach: Ronan O'Gara

Semi-finals

Team details FB 15 Blair KinghornRW 14 Teddy ThomasOC 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi IC 12 Santiago ChocobaresLW 11 Matthis LebelFH 10 Romain NtamackSH 9 Antoine DupontN8 8 Alexandre RoumatOF 7 Jack Willis (c)BF 6 François CrosRL 5 Emmanuel MeafouLL 4 Joshua BrennanTP 3 Joel MerklerHK 2 Peato MauvakaLP 1 Rodrigue NetiReplacements:HK 16 Julien MarchandPR 17 David AinuʻuLK 18 LK 19 Thibaud FlamentSH 20 Paul GraouCE 21 Kalvin GourguesWG 22 Ange CapuozzoPR 23 Dorian AldegheriCoach: Ugo Mola FB 15 Sam JamesRW 14 Joseph ManuOC 13 Gaël FickouIC 12 Josua TuisovaLW 11 Max SpringFH 10 Antoine GibertSH 9 Léo CarbonneauN8 8 Nathan Hughes OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 Romain Taofifénua (c) LL 4 Jonny HillTP 3 Demba BambaHK 2 LP 1 Guram GogichashviliReplacements:HK 16 Diego EscobarPR 17 FL 18 Lekima TagitagivaluFL 19 FL 20 Jordan Joseph SH 21 WG 22 Selestino RavutaumadaPR 23 Taniela TupouCoach: Patrice Collazo

Team details FB 15 Tom BanksRW 14 Gabriel N'GandebeOC 13 Arthur Vincent IC 12 LW 11 Donovan TaofifénuaFH 10 Domingo MiottiSH 9 Ali PriceN8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 Alexandre BécognéeBF 6 Lenni Nouchi (c)RL 5 Tyler DuguidLL 4 Florian VerhaegheTP 3 Mohamed HaouasHK 2 Jordan UeleseLP 1 Baptiste ErdocioReplacements:HK 16 Christopher TolofuaPR 17 Enzo ForlettaLK 18 Adam BeardN8 19 Alex MasibakaSH 20 Léo ColyCE 21 Justo PiccardoFH 22 Thomas DarmonPR 23 Wilfrid HounkpatinCoach: FB 15 Léo BarréRW 14 Peniasi DakuwaqaOC 13 Jeremy Ward IC 12 Noah NeneLW 11 Joe MarchantFH 10 Louis CarbonelSH 9 Tawera Kerr-BarlowN8 8 Yoan TangaOF 7 Romain BriatteBF 6 Tanginoa HalaifonuaRL 5 Baptiste PesentiLL 4 Paul Gabrillagues (c)TP 3 Paul Alo-EmileHK 2 Giacomo NicoteraLP 1 Jack IscaroReplacements:HK 16 PR 17 Thierry PaivaLK 18 Pierre-Henri AzagohFL 19 SH 20 CE 21 Tani ViliCE 22 Samuel EzealaPR 23 Moses Alo-EmileCoach: Paul Gustard

Final

FB 15 Blair Kinghorn RW 14 Teddy ThomasOC 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi IC 12 Santiago Chocobares LW 11 Matthis Lebel FH 10 Romain Ntamack SH 9 Antoine Dupont N8 8 Alexandre RoumatOF 7 Jack Willis (c)BF 6 François CrosRL 5 Emmanuel Meafou LL 4 Joshua Brennan TP 3 Joel Merkler HK 2 Peato Mauvaka LP 1 Rodrigue Neti Replacements:HK 16 Julien Marchand PR 17 David Ainuʻu LK 18 LK 19 Thibaud Flament SH 20 Paul Graou CE 21 Kalvin Gourgues WG 22 Thomas Ramos PR 23 Dorian Aldegheri Coach: Ugo Mola FB 15 Tom BanksRW 14 Gabriel N'Gandebe OC 13 Arthur Vincent IC 12 LW 11 Donovan TaofifénuaFH 10 Domingo Miotti SH 9 Ali PriceN8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 Alexandre BécognéeBF 6 Lenni Nouchi (c)RL 5 Tyler Duguid LL 4 Florian Verhaeghe TP 3 Mohamed Haouas HK 2 Jordan Uelese LP 1 Baptiste Erdocio Replacements:HK 16 Christopher Tolofua PR 17 Enzo Forletta LK 18 Adam Beard N8 19 Alex Masibaka SH 20 Léo Coly CE 21 Justo Piccardo FH 22 Thomas Darmon PR 23 Wilfrid Hounkpatin Coach:

See also Domestic leagues 2025–26 Pro D2 season

European competition 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup, won by Union Bordeaux Bègles 2025–26 EPCR Challenge Cup, won by Montpellier.

Professional leagues in Europe 2025–26 Prem Rugby 2025–26 United Rugby Championship

Professional leagues around the world 2025–26 Japan Rugby League One 2026 Major League Rugby 2026 Súper Rugby Américas 2026 Super Rugby Pacific

References