Popularity ranking · Ireland

The 12 biggest Top 14 fan bases in Ireland

This curated ranking covers the 12 largest top 14 teams in Ireland, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Union Bordeaux Bègles, Racing 92 and Stade Toulousain lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 61k people. Across all 12 entries the average audience size is 7.2k, and the largest, Union Bordeaux Bègles, reaches around 41k people in Ireland. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Ireland who actively engage with each top 14 team, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Ireland and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 12, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Ireland who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Ireland. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Ireland, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Ireland. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Union Bordeaux Bègles 41k 40.1 37.1% Rugby
2 Racing 92 11k 24.0 0.0% Rugby
3 Stade Toulousain 8.6k 27.0 15.7% Rugby
4 RC Toulonnais 7.2k 44.3 25.4% Rugby
5 Stade Français 6.2k 43.1 26.6% Rugby
6 Castres Olympique 6.1k 45.2 27.3% Rugby
7 Section Paloise 2.9k 33.6 46.6% Rugby
8 Aviron Bayonnais 2.1k 38.5 24.7% Rugby
9 Oyonnax Rugby 979 38.2 33.9% Rugby
10 Montpellier Hérault Rugby 369 40.1 43.5% Rugby
11 ASM Clermont Auvergne 352 43.0 30.6% Rugby
12 Lyon OU Rugby 147 39.4 27.7% Rugby

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular top 14 teams compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Ireland and ranks each top 14 team 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 top 14 team in Ireland?

Union Bordeaux Bègles currently leads with an estimated audience of 41k people in Ireland.

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