Top 50 Rugbies in France
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest rugbies in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 132 rugbies tracked in France, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Top 14, Rugby league and Stade Toulousain lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 13,977,637 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 558,673, and the largest, Top 14, reaches around 5,521,187 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each rugby, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Top 14 |
5,521,187 | 47.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 2 |  Rugby league |
4,983,098 | 3.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 3 |  Stade Toulousain |
3,473,352 | 89.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 4 |  Six Nations Championship |
1,512,172 | 17.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 5 |  Section Paloise |
1,239,853 | 95.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 6 |  National Rugby League |
1,192,104 | 3.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 7 |  Super Rugby |
913,405 | 8.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 8 |  Union Bordeaux Bègles |
692,939 | 79.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 9 |  RC Toulonnais |
673,773 | 83.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 10 |  Stade Français |
658,218 | 64.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 11 |  Aviron Bayonnais |
568,904 | 90.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 12 |  Serge Blanco |
562,319 | 97.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 13 |  Castres Olympique |
495,382 | 81.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 14 |  ASM Clermont Auvergne |
494,740 | 91.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 15 |  Racing 92 |
491,043 | 71.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 16 |  Sébastien Chabal |
476,724 | 70.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 17 |  XV de France |
451,660 | 90.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 18 |  Oyonnax Rugby |
347,692 | 92.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 19 |  England Rugby |
184,245 | 7.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 20 |  Women's rugby union |
178,924 | 14.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 21 |  Wales national rugby union team |
176,778 | 14.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 22 |  All Blacks |
169,616 | 7.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 23 |  Montpellier Hérault Rugby |
168,588 | 88.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 24 |  Ireland national rugby union team |
158,816 | 12.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 25 |  Catalans Dragons |
146,940 | 59.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 26 |  Ilona Maher |
135,997 | 3.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 27 |  Scotland national rugby union team |
134,487 | 8.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 28 |  Jonah Lomu |
132,461 | 20.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 29 |  Melbourne Storm |
117,901 | 4.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 30 |  CS Bourgoin-Jallieu |
112,219 | 91.0% | Rugby | Sports |
| 31 |  Vincent Clerc |
111,228 | 92.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 32 |  Bernard Laporte |
108,895 | 98.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 33 |  Jonny Wilkinson |
107,377 | 21.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 34 |  The Rugby Championship |
84,634 | 6.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 35 |  Thierry Dusautoir |
80,378 | 95.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 36 |  Heineken Cup |
79,206 | 17.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 37 |  Owen Farrell |
78,514 | 8.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 38 |  Dan Carter |
76,393 | 22.3% | Rugby | Sports |
| 39 |  Faf de Klerk |
75,957 | 13.9% | Rugby | Sports |
| 40 |  Rugby World |
72,738 | 15.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 41 |  Finn Russell |
71,205 | 10.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 42 |  Rugby World Cup |
57,192 | 0.4% | Rugby | Sports |
| 43 |  Tonya Harding |
54,272 | 2.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 44 |  Dimitri Szarzewski |
53,113 | 96.6% | Rugby | Sports |
| 45 |  National Rugby League (France) |
52,768 | 0.1% | Rugby | Sports |
| 46 |  Morgan Parra |
44,445 | 92.2% | Rugby | Sports |
| 47 |  Crusaders (rugby union) |
42,013 | 1.7% | Rugby | Sports |
| 48 |  Guy Novès |
41,926 | 98.5% | Rugby | Sports |
| 49 |  Richie McCaw |
37,940 | 8.8% | Rugby | Sports |
| 50 |  Scotland Rugby |
37,920 | 4.6% | Rugby | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each rugby by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest rugby in France?
Top 14 currently leads with an estimated audience of 5,521,187 people in France.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.