The Good and the Bad #1 | Top 14
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The Good and the Bad #1 | Top 14
The 2026/27 season of the Top 14 kicked off last weekend. Six out of the seven home clubs won with Bordeaux beating Racing 92, 64-5, the biggest winning margin of round one.
Round One Results
Lets starts with the not so good from round one.
Bad passes:
| Stade Rochelais | 16 |
| Montpellier Herault Rugby | 15 |
| Stade Toulousain | 13 |
| Section Paloise | 13 |
| Vannes | 12 |
| Bayonne | 11 |
| Racing 92 | 11 |
| Union Bordeaux-Begles | 11 |
| Castres Olympique | 9 |
| ASM Clermont Auvergne | 9 |
| Stade Francais Paris | 9 |
| Lyon | 8 |
| RC Toulon | 6 |
| USAP | 5 |
Carries not made gain line:
| Stade Francais Paris | 47 |
| Vannes | 41 |
| Section Paloise | 38 |
| Bayonne | 35 |
| Montpellier Herault Rugby | 34 |
| ASM Clermont Auvergne | 34 |
| Castres Olympique | 29 |
| USAP | 28 |
| Stade Toulousain | 27 |
| Racing 92 | 27 |
| RC Toulon | 24 |
| Lyon | 22 |
| Union Bordeaux-Begles | 20 |
| Stade Rochelais | 16 |
Penalties conceded:
| Racing 92 | 15 |
| Lyon | 15 |
| Vannes | 14 |
| Stade Francais Paris | 13 |
| USAP | 12 |
| Stade Toulousain | 11 |
| Section Paloise | 10 |
| ASM Clermont Auvergne | 10 |
| Castres Olympique | 10 |
| Bayonne | 8 |
| Montpellier Herault Rugby | 8 |
| RC Toulon | 6 |
| Stade Rochelais | 6 |
| Union Bordeaux-Begles | 5 |
Rucks lost
| Vannes | 7 |
| RC Toulon | 6 |
| Racing 92 | 5 |
| Stade Francais Paris | 5 |
| USAP | 5 |
| Bayonne | 5 |
| Montpellier Herault Rugby | 5 |
| ASM Clermont Auvergne | 4 |
| Stade Rochelais | 4 |
| Stade Toulousain | 2 |
| Section Paloise | 2 |
| Castres Olympique | 2 |
| Union Bordeaux-Begles | 2 |
| Lyon | 1 |
Updated log after round one
Let’s take a look at what went well
Carries crossed gain line
| Union Bordeaux-Begles | 101 |
| Bayonne | 95 |
| Montpellier Herault Rugby | 82 |
| Stade Francais Paris | 81 |
| ASM Clermont Auvergne | 75 |
| Vannes | 74 |
| Racing 92 | 74 |
| USAP | 72 |
| Stade Rochelais | 69 |
| Lyon | 68 |
| Section Paloise | 63 |
| Castres Olympique | 63 |
| RC Toulon | 60 |
| Stade Toulousain | 38 |
Dominant carries
| Montpellier Herault Rugby | 58 |
| Bayonne | 56 |
| Section Paloise | 46 |
| Stade Francais Paris | 40 |
| Union Bordeaux-Begles | 32 |
| USAP | 31 |
| Stade Rochelais | 29 |
| Racing 92 | 25 |
| RC Toulon | 24 |
| ASM Clermont Auvergne | 22 |
| Stade Toulousain | 21 |
| Vannes | 19 |
| Lyon | 18 |
| Castres Olympique | 16 |
Dominant tackles
| USAP | 18 |
| Vannes | 12 |
| Montpellier Herault Rugby | 10 |
| Bayonne | 10 |
| Racing 92 | 9 |
| Stade Francais Paris | 8 |
| RC Toulon | 8 |
| Stade Toulousain | 8 |
| Castres Olympique | 8 |
| Union Bordeaux-Begles | 5 |
| Lyon | 4 |
| ASM Clermont Auvergne | 3 |
| Stade Rochelais | 2 |
| Section Paloise |
Tackle success %
| Stade Francais Paris | 92,00% |
| Vannes | 91,00% |
| Castres Olympique | 90,00% |
| Section Paloise | 90,00% |
| USAP | 89,00% |
| RC Toulon | 89,00% |
| Union Bordeaux-Begles | 89,00% |
| Lyon | 89,00% |
| ASM Clermont Auvergne | 86,00% |
| Stade Rochelais | 86,00% |
| Montpellier Herault Rugby | 85,00% |
| Bayonne | 83,00% |
| Stade Toulousain | 80,00% |
| Racing 92 | 72,00% |
Round two fixtures
Before we end this article, lets look at each teams ruck speed.
| Club |
Ruck speed 0-3 seconds |
Ruck speed 3-6 seconds | Ruck speed 6 plus seconds |
| ASM Clermont Auvergne | 47 | 24 | 17 |
| Bayonne | 67 | 23 | 13 |
| Castres Olympique | 44 | 29 | 13 |
| Lyon | 35 | 17 | 23 |
| Montpellier Herault Rugby | 59 | 27 | 16 |
| Racing 92 | 61 | 13 | 7 |
| RC Toulon | 22 | 10 | 11 |
| Section Paloise | 59 | 11 | 8 |
| Stade Francais Paris | 54 | 29 | 15 |
| Stade Rochelais | 28 | 15 | 8 |
| Stade Toulousain | 16 | 15 | 12 |
| Union Bordeaux-Begles | 49 | 10 | 6 |
| USAP | 37 | 35 | 15 |
| Vannes | 49 | 23 | 16 |
