1. Thomas Ramos Facts
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Ramos |
| Date of birth | 23 July 1995 (age 31) |
| Place of birth | Mazamet, Tarn, France |
| Nationality | French (of Portuguese descent through his paternal grandfather) |
| Height / weight | About 1.78 m / about 86–87 kg |
| Position | Fullback, also plays fly-half |
| Current club | Stade Toulousain (Toulouse), Top 14 |
| Next club | Racing 92, from the end of the 2026–27 season |
| International caps | 52 (as of 14 March 2026) |
| Rugby World Cup appearances | 1 tournament: 2023, hosted in France |
| International tries | 10 |
| International points | 563, the all-time French record |
| Six Nations top scorer | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, four years running |
| International debut | 10 February 2019 vs England (off the bench) |
Did You Know? 563 points from just 52 caps works out to roughly 10.83 points per Test. That is far above the other long-serving French kickers on the all-time list, who average between about 5 and 6 points per game.
2. Who is Thomas Ramos? (Biography)
If you want a single statistic that explains why Thomas Ramos matters, look at 14 March 2026. France needed a win over England in Paris to defend their Six Nations crown. The match had already swung back and forth in a way few Championship games ever do. With the final kick of the afternoon, Ramos sent over a penalty that settled a 48–46 classic. That kick secured France’s 20th Championship title and a second straight one. It was the sort of moment that a kicker’s whole career is measured against.
That kick fits a larger pattern. Anyone searching for a Thomas Ramos biography finds the story of a player who went from a small club in Mazamet to the top of French rugby’s scoring charts. He has finished as the Six Nations top points scorer in four consecutive years (2023–2026), and he is France’s all-time leading Test points scorer. Those are the headline Thomas Ramos stats, and they come from a player who is also a creative, versatile back who can run the game from fullback or fly-half.
The story also has a new chapter. In August 2026, Stade Toulousain announced that Thomas Ramos will leave the club that formed him at the end of the 2026–27 season to join Racing 92. This article pulls together everything verifiable about the player: his early years, his Thomas Ramos club career, his Thomas Ramos international caps and Thomas Ramos tries, his Thomas Ramos Rugby World Cup record, and his future. It is meant as an accurate, fact-checked reference for fans, fantasy players and anyone new to French rugby. All of it is written fresh, and every number is tied to a source listed at the bottom.
3. Thomas Ramos Early Life & Background
Born in the Tarn
Thomas Ramos was born on 23 July 1995 in Mazamet, a town in the Tarn department of south-western France. Mazamet sits in Occitanie, the region that many consider the heartland of French rugby. The sport there is a matter of local identity, and clubs in small towns have produced Test players for generations. The town’s club, SC Mazamet (Sporting Club Mazamétain), was founded in 1905. Its greatest moment came in 1958, when it reached the final of the French championship, losing to Lourdes but winning the Coupe de France that year.
Portuguese roots
Several sources, including a feature in the Portuguese-diaspora press, note that Ramos is of Portuguese descent through his paternal grandfather. This is one of the few family details that is publicly documented and widely repeated by reputable outlets. It fits a long French pattern: the country’s sporting history is full of players whose families arrived from Portugal, Spain, Italy and elsewhere.
First steps in rugby
According to French profile sources, Ramos started rugby at about five years old at SC Mazamet. The details vary slightly between outlets (some say 2000, some 2004 for the start of his registered club years), so treat the exact year with care. What is consistent is that he learned the game in his home town before moving to Toulouse as a teenager. A club database lists his path as SC Mazamet (2004–2011), then Stade Toulousain.
What we do and do not know about his family
A lot of low-quality websites publish “family facts” about sports stars with little sourcing. This article sticks to what reputable outlets have confirmed: his birthplace, his Portuguese ancestry, and the rugby environment of the Tarn where he grew up. Private details about relatives are not covered, because they are not clearly established in public, reliable reporting.
Did You Know? Mazamet, Ramos’s birthplace, is a town whose senior rugby club has played in the top tier of French rugby’s pyramid in its history, and reached a national final in 1958. A kid growing up there was surrounded by rugby tradition from day one.
4. Thomas Ramos Youth & Academy Career
Leaving home at 15
Around 2011, when he was about 15 or 16, Thomas Ramos left Mazamet for Stade Toulousain‘s academy. Sources differ between 2011 and 2012 for the exact start, which is common in rugby biographies because academy entry can be recorded either by calendar year or by season. Toulouse is a short distance from Mazamet but a different world in terms of rugby ambition. The club is the most decorated in French rugby history, and the academy is famous for producing a steady stream of internationals.
One regional article notes that he studied at the Lycée Jolimont in Toulouse during his development years. That is a familiar route for young players at the club, combining school with training.
Youth international: France U20
Ramos represented France U20 in 2015. According to the career summary on his Wikipedia page, he made 7 appearances for the age-grade side and scored 64 points. The U20 level is where French selectors first see how a young player handles pressure, and it is also where goal-kicking ability often shows up early. That 64-point haul in only seven games is an early clue to the scoring pace he would later show at senior level.
Senior debut at 18
In February 2014, aged just 18, Ramos made his Top 14 debut for Toulouse against Castres and scored a try. Castres won the match, so it was not a fairy-tale result for the team, but a try on debut is a remarkable start. A French database shows that this first appearance was a full 80-minute start, worth 5 points.
Waiting for his chance
The years after that debut were not a straight line. Toulouse’s backline was crowded, and the club was in a transitional period. Ramos had to be patient. It was this stage of his career that led directly to the loan that changed everything, which is covered in the next section.
5. Thomas Ramos Club Career Timeline
Overview table
| Period | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ~2004–2011 | SC Mazamet | Home-town club where he learned the game |
| 2011–2016 | Stade Toulousain (academy / early senior) | Top 14 debut with a try in February 2014 |
| 2016–17 | US Colomiers (loan, Pro D2) | 24 appearances, 345 points; named Pro D2 player of the season |
| 2017–2027 | Stade Toulousain | Became a first-choice player; multiple titles |
| 2027– | Racing 92 | Announced 4 August 2026; reported three-year deal |
As of 30 June 2025, Wikipedia credited him with 176 appearances and 2,096 points for Toulouse. Based on a French report from August 2026, he is Toulouse’s all-time leading points scorer with 2,321 points. The gap between those two figures is simply the 2025–26 season, in which he featured in the Top 14 and the Champions Cup.
The Colomiers loan: the turning point
In 2016–17, Ramos was loaned to Colomiers, a club from the Toulouse suburbs playing in the second tier (Pro D2). He played 24 matches, scored five tries, and totalled 345 points, which made him the top scorer in the division. He was also named the league’s best player that season. For a young player stuck behind established names, regular starts at fullback or fly-half were exactly what he needed.
The loan is worth dwelling on. It shows a pattern in his career: he tends to build his game in steady, unglamorous steps. A season of 80-minute outings, taking kicks at goal in front of modest crowds, gave him the confidence and match fitness to return to Toulouse and demand a regular place.
Return and rise at Toulouse
He returned to Toulouse for 2017–18 and gradually became a starter. By 2019, he was part of the side that won the Top 14, his first major club title. In the following seasons he became a core player in the Toulouse team that dominated French and European rugby, alongside Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack. A regional French article describes the three of them as symbols of Toulouse’s renewal. His intelligence, accuracy off the tee and ability to play both fullback and fly-half made him very valuable to head coach Ugo Mola‘s system.
Key club seasons in detail
2018–19. The first Top 14 title arrived in 2019, and his form earned a senior France call-up in the same period.
2020–21. Toulouse completed a famous double: the Top 14 and the European Champions Cup in the same season. A record shows that Toulouse have completed the European and domestic “Double” three times (1995–96, 2020–21, 2023–24). Ramos was part of the 2021 and 2024 doubles.
2022–23. Toulouse won another Top 14 title. On the international side, Ramos topped the Six Nations scoring charts that spring with 84 points.
2023–24. Another double: Champions Cup and Top 14. The 2024 European final was played at the Tottenham stadium in London against Leinster, and Toulouse won to claim their sixth European title, a record.
2024–25. Two moments define this season. In April 2025, in a Champions Cup quarter-final at Toulon’s Stade Mayol, Ramos had missed about half of his shots at goal when he calmly kicked a penalty on the last play to win 21–18. He was later nominated for Champions Cup Player of the Year. In June 2025, he kicked the winning penalties in extra time as Toulouse beat Bordeaux-Bègles 39–33 in the Top 14 final, and he was named Player of the Match.
2025–26. Toulouse finished first in the regular season with 18 wins from 26 and later won the playoffs. In the Champions Cup, they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by the holders Bordeaux-Bègles, losing 30–15 at Stade Chaban-Delmas on 12 April 2026. In that game, Ramos converted Toulouse’s first try but missed a later conversion before the break. Bordeaux went on to win the competition again.
In the Top 14 final of 27 June 2026, Toulouse beat Montpellier for what French media called a fourth straight title and the club’s 25th overall. A pre-match report confirmed that Ramos was named among the replacements after missing the previous semi-final with a muscle problem. That semi-final was a 71–17 win over Racing 92, the club he has now agreed to join.
The Racing 92 announcement
On 4 August 2026, Stade Toulousain confirmed that Ramos will join Racing 92 after the 2026–27 season, when his current contract expires. The news had been expected in some circles after Toulouse let him enter the final year of his deal without agreeing a new one. A French outlet reports that the Racing contract runs for three years, though that detail comes from a single secondary source, so treat it as reported rather than official.
According to the club’s statement, Ramos described the decision as particularly difficult, called Toulouse the club where he grew up and flourished, and said his full energy is directed at the final season in red and black (paraphrase of the club’s published statement). Club president Didier Lacroix called him one of the faces of the club and said the focus until his departure is to succeed together in 2026–27 (paraphrase).
Did You Know? Before the Racing move, Ramos had spent essentially his entire senior career at Toulouse apart from the one Colomiers loan season. That makes the 2026–27 campaign his final season in the red and black shirt after about 15 years at the club.
6. Thomas Ramos International Career & Test Match Record
Debut and early years (2019–2021)
Thomas Ramos received his first senior call-up for the 2019 Six Nations. He made his debut off the bench against England on 10 February 2019, a tough day at Twickenham that ended in a 44–8 defeat. Debuts like that are a baptism of fire, but the selectors kept faith. He kept featuring in Test squads, and a French squad list in January 2019 had already identified him as part of the group.
He scored his first international try on 30 August 2019 at the Stade de France in a 47–19 win over Italy, a Rugby World Cup warm-up match. It was a sign that the young fullback could finish as well as kick.
The Grand Slam of 2022
France won the 2022 Six Nations with a Grand Slam, the country’s first in more than a decade. Ramos was part of that squad. This was the beginning of a period in which France, under head coach Fabien Galthié and with Antoine Dupont as the central figure, became one of the best teams in the world.
The scoring machine (2023–2026)
From 2023, Thomas Ramos became a defining figure in the French team’s scoring. Here are his Six Nations top-scorer years:
| Year | Points | France’s result |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 84 | Second place |
| 2024 | 63 | Second place (behind Ireland) |
| 2025 | 71 | Champions |
| 2026 | 74 | Champions |
That is 292 points across four Championships, and he led the scoring in every one of them. Few kickers in the history of the tournament have such a consistent record over four years.
Becoming France’s all-time top scorer
In the final match of the 2025 Six Nations, a 35–16 win over Scotland on 15 March 2025, Ramos overtook Frédéric Michalak to become the highest points scorer in French Test history. He scored a try in that game as well. By 14 March 2026, he had reached 563 points in 52 caps, with 135 conversions, 80 penalties, 10 tries and 1 drop goal.
He passed the 500-point mark in the opening match of the 2026 Six Nations against Ireland on 5 February 2026.
International tries list
Here is the complete list of Thomas Ramos tries for France, as of March 2026:
| # | Date | Opponent | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Aug 2019 | Italy | RWC warm-up | 47–19 win |
| 2 | 5 Feb 2023 | Italy | Six Nations | 29–24 France win (in Rome) |
| 3 | 26 Feb 2023 | Scotland | Six Nations | 32–21 win |
| 4 | 11 Mar 2023 | England | Six Nations | 53–10 win |
| 5 | 6 Oct 2023 | Italy | Rugby World Cup | 60–7 win |
| 6 | 15 Mar 2025 | Scotland | Six Nations | 35–16 win |
| 7 | 22 Nov 2025 | Australia | Autumn international | 48–33 win |
| 8 | 22 Feb 2026 | Italy | Six Nations | 33–8 win |
| 9–10 | 7 Mar 2026 | Scotland | Six Nations | 50–40 win (two tries) |
The 2025–26 international season
Autumn 2025. In the November Nations Series, a tournament preview reported that Ramos played 3 games, scored 39 points (11 conversions, 4 penalties and a try) in 238 minutes. One of those games was a 48–33 win over Australia at the Stade de France on 22 November 2025, where he scored a try.
Six Nations 2026. France opened with a 36–14 win over Ireland on a Thursday night, 5 February 2026, the first Thursday match in the tournament’s history (scheduled to avoid a clash with the Winter Olympics opening ceremony). Then came 33–8 over Italy, a 50–40 win in Edinburgh against Scotland, and the 48–46 thriller against England. France finished with 4 wins from 5.
RugbyPass’s analysis of Ramos’s 2026 Championship lists 400 minutes played, 298 metres carried (the most of any fullback in the competition), 17 defenders beaten, 3 tries, 98 passes at 90% accuracy (also the most among fullbacks) and 4 try assists. These numbers show that he is far more than a kicker.
A Six Nations preview ahead of France’s July match against New Zealand noted that he had scored 145 points and landed 43 goal kicks across France’s previous ten matches, which made him the most prolific scorer in the competition.
Summer 2026: the Nations Championship
The new Nations Championship began in July 2026. France opened against the All Blacks in Christchurch on 4 July and lost a thrilling game 34–32. Match reports describe a France side missing several first-choice players, and the French scorers listed in the official All Blacks match report were Damian Penaud, Antoine Hastoy, Theo Attissogbe and Matthieu Jalibert (tries), with Maxime Lucu kicking. Ramos is not among the listed scorers, and I did not find a confirmed explanation for his absence, so none is offered here. Check France’s official team announcements for his status in the November leg, which moves to the northern hemisphere.
A note on caps
The 52 caps figure comes from the records page that was last updated after the 14 March 2026 England game. If he has played additional Tests since, the total will be higher. Always cross-check with the official French federation or World Rugby profile for the latest Thomas Ramos international caps count.
Did You Know? Damian Penaud holds France’s all-time Test try record (41 tries as of 4 July 2026), while Thomas Ramos holds the all-time Test points record. France’s two leading scoring records belong to two players still in their prime.
7. Thomas Ramos Rugby World Cup Performances
The Thomas Ramos Rugby World Cup record
As of October 2026, Thomas Ramos‘s only Rugby World Cup is 2023, hosted in France. He was named in France’s squad of 33 announced on 21 August 2023, listed as a fullback aged 28 with 27 caps at that point. The next World Cup is in Australia in 2027, and he will be one of the key figures in any French squad for it.
A note on 2019: he scored a try in a pre-tournament warm-up against Italy, but his name does not appear in the tournament records I checked, so this article treats 2023 as his World Cup debut.
The 2023 tournament in numbers
The tournament’s official review of France’s campaign highlighted 74 points for Ramos, the leading scorer in the competition at that stage “by a distance”. It also noted that during the whole of 2023 he had never missed more than two kicks in a single match.
RugbyPass’s statistical profile gives more detail on how he played:
- 296 minutes across the tournament
- 199 metres with ball in hand
- 5 defenders beaten
- 1 try (against Italy)
- 47 passes at 89% accuracy and 2 try assists
- 7 tackles
The Italy match
France’s 60–7 pool victory over Italy in Lyon on 6 October 2023 sealed top spot in Pool A. Ramos scored a try and was credited with setting up the opening score with a well-timed draw and pass to send Damian Penaud in untouched. A match report also credited him with a 48-metre penalty that was awarded after a replayed offside. It is a good snapshot of his game: involved in the build-up, accurate off the tee, and able to finish.
The heartbreak against South Africa
France’s tournament began in dazzling style with a win over New Zealand in the opening match at the Stade de France. It ended in the quarter-final against South Africa, whom France lost to by a single point, 29–28. South Africa went on to win the cup. The official review described the mood after the final whistle as one of deep distress, noting that France had been genuine contenders for the Webb Ellis Cup.
For Thomas Ramos, the 2023 tournament was both a personal triumph (as a scorer) and a collective disappointment. Many observers think the loss is a major motivation for the 2027 cycle.
Looking to 2027
The 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia will arrive just after Ramos’s move to Racing 92. A RugbyPass report states the transfer will take effect after the World Cup, which means his Toulouse farewell season and the build-up to Australia overlap. At 32 in 2027, he would be in the age range where kickers and playmakers are often at their best.
8. Thomas Ramos Playing Style & Key Skills
The versatile playmaker
Thomas Ramos is listed as a fullback who also plays fly-half. In rugby, those positions require quite different skills. The fullback is the last line of defence and the main counter-attacking threat, while the fly-half is the primary decision-maker, dictating the team’s attacking shape. Few players can credibly do both at the top level.
A French regional article describes his strengths as his game intelligence, his accuracy with the boot and his versatility, which made him a key piece of Toulouse’s system under Ugo Mola. His Toulouse lineup sheets from the 2026 Top 14 final show how flexible the team is: Blair Kinghorn at fullback and Romain Ntamack at fly-half, with Ramos on the bench, ready to cover either position.
Goal-kicking
Place-kicking is the skill that defines his reputation. Here are some numbers that illustrate it:
- 135 conversions and 80 penalties in Test rugby, plus 1 drop goal
- 345 points in a single Pro D2 season (2016–17)
- 84, 63, 71 and 74 points in four consecutive Six Nations
- 145 points and 43 goal kicks across ten France matches (up to mid-2026)
A quick refresher on rugby scoring helps explain why this matters. A try is worth 5 points, a conversion 2, a penalty goal 3 and a drop goal 3. In close matches, penalties often decide the result. That is why a reliable kicker is worth so much. When a kicker converts at a high rate, a team can go into the final minutes knowing that every opponent infringement within range is worth three points.
His kicks in high-pressure moments are the best advertisement of this skill. The last-play penalty against Toulon (21–18, April 2025), the extra-time penalties in the 2025 Top 14 final, and the final-kick penalty against England (48–46, March 2026) are all examples of the kind of composure that is difficult to teach.
Distribution and creativity
His RugbyPass numbers for the 2026 Six Nations, 98 passes at 90% and 4 try assists, show a player who sees space and gets the ball to teammates. As a first receiver (the player who takes the ball directly from the scrum-half or from a ruck), he can fix defenders and then release outside backs like Damian Penaud and Louis Bielle-Biarrey. Louis Bielle-Biarrey was the top try scorer of the 2026 Six Nations with 9 tries and scored 4 tries against England in the final game, a French record for a single Test.
Carrying and finishing
His 298 metres carried, the best of any fullback in the 2026 tournament, show an active runner who comes into the line and counter-attacks from the back. With 10 Test tries, he is more than a pure kicker.
Defence
Tackling statistics from RugbyPass show 13 tackles at 4.33 per game in the 2026 Six Nations and 7 tackles at the 2023 World Cup. Those numbers are modest, because fullbacks are not heavily tested in defence in the way centres and back-rowers are. His role is mostly to read play, field kicks and cover space behind the defensive line.
Weaknesses (fairly stated)
No player is perfect. Like all goal-kickers, Ramos has had games where the kicking percentage dipped, such as the Toulon match in April 2025, when he had missed around half his attempts before nailing the winner. Rugby’s best kickers are defined not by never missing but by how they respond. A smaller frame (1.78 m) can also be a matter of debate for aerial contests, though it also helps his low centre of gravity and elusiveness.
Did You Know? Rugby fullbacks and fly-halves, along with scrum-halves, are most often the designated goal-kickers because their positions put them in the middle of the game’s decision-making. Ramos is unusual in being a top-class kicker who is also a genuine attacking runner.
9. Thomas Ramos Major Honors & Achievements
Club honors
- European Rugby Champions Cup: 2021, 2024 (Toulouse’s fourth and sixth titles, respectively, in the competition’s history of European Cups)
- Top 14: 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 (as listed in the verified honours section). Toulouse also won the 2026 title, with Ramos in the squad for the final, so check the latest club records if you want an updated tally.
- Pro D2 Player of the Season: 2016–17 (Colomiers)
International honors
- Six Nations Championship: 2022, 2025, 2026 (3 titles)
- Grand Slam: 2022
- Six Nations top scorer: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Records
- France’s all-time leading Test points scorer (563 as of 14 March 2026)
- Toulouse’s all-time leading points scorer (2,321, per an August 2026 report)
- Overtook Frédéric Michalak for the French points record on 15 March 2025
- Four consecutive Six Nations top-scorer titles
Individual recognition
- Champions Cup Player of the Year nominee (2025)
- Player of the Match in the 2025 Top 14 final
Why these honors matter
Taken together, they show a player who delivers in finals. A Top 14 final, a Champions Cup knockout match and a Six Nations decider have all come down to his boot. That consistency in big moments is a rare quality.
10. Rivalries & Notable Match-Ups
Rugby is a sport of recurring fixtures, and Thomas Ramos has shaped several of them.
France vs England
The England fixture is one of the great classics. His debut in 2019 was a heavy defeat at Twickenham, but later years tell a different story. In 2023, France won 53–10 at Twickenham, and Ramos scored a try. In 2026, his last-kick penalty settled a 48–46 match at the Stade de France. That match also featured four tries from Louis Bielle-Biarrey.
France vs Ireland
Ireland have been France’s main rivals in recent Six Nations. In 2024, Ireland won 38–17 in Marseille, which the sources describe as their biggest-ever away win over France. In 2026, France turned the tables with a 36–14 win in Paris on the opening Thursday night.
France vs Scotland
Scotland have been a regular opponent and Ramos has scored against them repeatedly. He scored in the 32–21 win in 2023, the 35–16 win in 2025 (the match in which he passed Michalak), and twice in the 50–40 win at Murrayfield in 2026.
France vs New Zealand
The All Blacks match-ups are the marquee fixtures. France beat New Zealand in the 2023 World Cup opener. In July 2025, New Zealand won all three Tests of a tour (31–27, 43–17, 29–19), though a depleted French squad travelled because of the domestic season’s overlap. In July 2026, New Zealand won 34–32 in Christchurch in the inaugural Nations Championship match. Ramos was not among the listed scorers in that game.
France vs South Africa
The 2023 World Cup quarter-final loss to the Springboks by one point remains one of the most painful results for this generation of French players.
Club rivalries
- Bordeaux-Bègles (UBB). Toulouse beat them in the 2025 Top 14 final, 39–33 after extra time, but lost to them 30–15 in the Champions Cup quarter-final on 12 April 2026. The coach, Ugo Mola, blamed a lack of clinical finishing and discipline after that game, according to AFP.
- Montpellier. Beaten in the 2026 Top 14 final.
- Racing 92. Toulouse’s 71–17 semi-final win in 2026 occurred without Ramos, who was out with a muscle problem. He will now play for them from 2027.
- Leinster. Toulouse beat them in the 2024 Champions Cup final.
Positional match-ups
Official preview sheets often compare Ramos with the opposing playmaker. In the July 2026 France–New Zealand preview, the stats were set against All Blacks stars such as Damian McKenzie and Will Jordan, a reminder of the level at which he competes.
11. Thomas Ramos Injuries & Setbacks
What is publicly confirmed
This section sticks only to what reputable outlets have reported, because speculation about injuries is unfair to any player.
- Before the 2026 Top 14 final, the sports site Eurosport reported that Ramos had missed the 71–17 semi-final win over Racing 92 with a muscular problem. He returned to the match-day squad as a replacement for the final on 27 June 2026.
- Match reports of France’s July 2026 Test in Christchurch described a depleted French team. They did not specify the reason for Ramos’s absence, so none is claimed here.
Sporting setbacks
Not every setback is physical. Here are several competitive disappointments in his record:
- Heavy defeat on debut (2019): the 44–8 loss to England.
- Rugby World Cup 2023 quarter-final: the 29–28 loss to South Africa.
- 2024 Six Nations: a heavy opening-night defeat to Ireland (17–38) and a second-place finish.
- Champions Cup 2025–26: the quarter-final exit at Bordeaux.
- July 2025 tour: three defeats in New Zealand, though a largely second-string squad travelled.
Resilience
His pattern is to respond to setbacks with strong follow-ups: the Colomiers loan after being stuck behind others at Toulouse, the Six Nations scoring titles after the 2023 World Cup, and the 2026 championship after the 2024 loss to Ireland.
12. Thomas Ramos Off-the-Field Life
What is verified
Reliable public information about the private life of Thomas Ramos is limited, and this article does not repeat unconfirmed gossip. The established facts are:
- Born in Mazamet in 1995
- Of Portuguese descent through his paternal grandfather
- Attended the Lycée Jolimont in Toulouse during his academy years (per a regional French article)
- Moved to Toulouse as a teenager and has lived much of his adult life in the city
- Is widely described as deeply attached to Stade Toulousain
Connection with Toulouse
In his own words, as published in the club announcement, Toulouse is the club where he grew up, flourished and lived unforgettable moments (paraphrase). The emotional weight of that relationship is clear from the way supporters reacted to the transfer news. French regional media reported a strong reaction on social media.
Public persona
On the field, he is known as calm and analytical, and the rugby press often describes his composure when kicking. Beyond that, he keeps a relatively low media profile compared with some of the sport’s bigger names, and this article avoids guessing at his personal life.
13. Thomas Ramos Net Worth, Endorsements & Brand
What can be said responsibly
Many websites publish a specific net worth figure for Thomas Ramos. I could not find any figure confirmed by a reliable, authoritative source. Salaries in French rugby are partly governed by the salary cap of the Top 14 (the league restricts the total club wage bill), but individual contracts are rarely published in detail. For that reason, this article does not give a net worth number.
What is known about his contracts
- His Toulouse contract runs until the end of 2026–27.
- A French outlet reported that his Racing 92 deal is for three years. That is a single secondary source and has not been confirmed in this article’s other sources.
- Racing’s signing was described in the English-language press as a major coup in the 2026–27 transfer market.
Brand and sponsorship
Specific personal sponsorship deals for Ramos are not documented in the authoritative sources I reviewed, so none are listed. What can be said is that his record-breaking scoring, four consecutive Six Nations scoring titles and big-match performances, plus a move to a Paris-based club, put him in a strong position commercially. Paris offers a larger media market than Toulouse. This is an observation, not a claim about any actual deal.
14. Thomas Ramos Facts for Fans
- Born on 23 July 1995 in Mazamet, Tarn.
- Scored a try on his Top 14 debut for Toulouse in February 2014, aged 18.
- Named the Pro D2 player of the season in 2016–17 while on loan at Colomiers, scoring 345 points in 24 matches.
- Made his France debut on 10 February 2019 against England, off the bench.
- Is France’s all-time top Test points scorer with 563 points (as of March 2026).
- Passed Frédéric Michalak (436 points) on 15 March 2025.
- Has been the Six Nations top scorer four years running (2023–2026).
- Scored 84 (2023), 63 (2024), 71 (2025) and 74 (2026) points in those tournaments.
- Kicked the last-play penalty to beat England 48–46 on 14 March 2026.
- Has scored 10 Test tries, including two against Scotland on 7 March 2026.
- Reached 500 Test points against Ireland on 5 February 2026.
- Is of Portuguese descent through his paternal grandfather.
- Will join Racing 92 after the 2026–27 season.
- Is Toulouse’s all-time top scorer with 2,321 points.
- Has a Test average of about 10.83 points per match.
Did You Know? The 2026 Six Nations opener on 5 February was the first Thursday-night match in the tournament’s history, scheduled to avoid a clash with the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, and Thomas Ramos passed 500 Test points in that very game.
15. Comparison with Peers
How Ramos compares with other French points scorers
The most meaningful peers for a French kicking playmaker are the other players on the national all-time points list. They come from different eras, so raw totals are not a perfect comparison, but the per-game averages are telling.
| Player | Career span | Caps | Tries | Points | Points per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ramos | 2019–present | 52 | 10 | 563 | 10.83 |
| Frédéric Michalak | 2001–2015 | 77 | 10 | 436 | 5.66 |
| Morgan Parra | 2008–2019 | 71 | 3 | 370 | 5.21 |
| Christophe Lamaison | 1996–2001 | 37 | 2 | 380 | 10.27 |
Source: Wikipedia’s list of France national team records, updated after the 14 March 2026 match. Titles are not tabulated for the other players, because honour counts vary between sources and could not all be verified here. For Ramos, see Section 9.
Reading the table
- Versus Michalak. Michalak played 25 more Tests than Ramos but scored 127 fewer points. Both scored 10 tries. Michalak’s dazzling attacking game was his hallmark, while Ramos combines try-scoring with a much heavier kicking load.
- Versus Parra. The scrum-half Parra overlapped with Ramos’s very first season (Parra’s last Test year was 2019). He kicked goals for France for a decade, and his points average sits around 5.2 per game.
- Versus Lamaison. Lamaison’s average of 10.27 per game is very close to Ramos’s, but over a shorter career (37 caps).
Context
The comparison is partly a product of how France now plays. In the modern game, with stricter refereeing at the breakdown and more penalties awarded, accurate goal-kicking contributes more points per Test than in earlier decades. Even so, Ramos’s per-game average is remarkable.
Contemporaries on the team
Within the current French squad, Damian Penaud is the leading Test try scorer (41 tries in 60 caps), and Louis Bielle-Biarrey has an extraordinary try rate (29 tries in 27 caps, over one per game). Antoine Dupont is the captain. These players depend on Ramos’s boot for the points that the tries do not provide.
16. Thomas Ramos Legacy & Impact on Rugby
A record that reshapes the conversation
When a player holds his country’s all-time points record at 31, with years still ahead of him, the conversation about his legacy has already begun. Thomas Ramos has made the goal-kicking fullback-fly-half a central figure in French rugby, in a country that has historically celebrated flair over precision.
The Toulouse era
As part of the Toulouse squad that dominated French and European rugby, Ramos is part of one of the club’s golden periods, which produced a record of three Doubles and a 25th French title in 2026. When Toulouse supporters discuss the great teams in the club’s history, this era will rank with the best.
Influence on a generation
Young French kickers and playmakers are now growing up watching someone who combines kicking and running. For academies in the south-west and beyond, the Mazamet-to-Test-record path is a motivating story for small-town players.
The transfer’s significance
His move to Racing 92 will be one of the defining stories of the 2027–28 French season. It also illustrates the competitive economy of the Top 14, where clubs can sign the country’s best players when contracts expire.
How history may remember him
If he continues at his current pace into 2027, Ramos could finish his Test career with more than 700 points, though that is an extrapolation rather than a prediction. What can be said now is that he already holds a record that took earlier generations decades to build.
17. What’s Next: Current Season and Career Outlook
The 2026–27 season at Toulouse
As of October 2026, Ramos is playing his final season at Stade Toulousain. The club has said that its focus is on succeeding together this season, and Ramos has said his energy is fully directed there (paraphrases of the club’s published statements). Toulouse, as reigning French champions, will target a fifth straight Top 14 title and a return to the knockout stages of the Champions Cup after the quarter-final exit against Bordeaux-Bègles.
International calendar
- Autumn 2026 (November): the Nations Championship moves to the northern hemisphere, with matches in Europe. France’s fixtures and squad announcements should be checked on the official French federation site.
- Six Nations 2027: France will be defending a two-year title streak, and Ramos will be chasing a fifth consecutive scoring title.
- Rugby World Cup 2027 (Australia): the major goal. A report states his transfer to Racing will happen after that tournament.
Racing 92 from 2027
According to the sources reviewed, Ramos will arrive at a Paris-region club with a different style and a different set of rivals. Several French outlets have speculated about what the signing means for other Racing players in his positions. That is commentary rather than fact, so it is not developed here.
Records within reach
- Extending his Test points record beyond 563
- A fifth straight Six Nations scoring title
- A first Rugby World Cup in which he is a fully established first-choice
18. Frequently Asked Questions About Thomas Ramos
Q1. Who is Thomas Ramos?
Thomas Ramos is a French professional rugby union player, born on 23 July 1995 in Mazamet. He plays as a fullback and fly-half for Stade Toulousain and France, and is France’s all-time leading Test points scorer.
Q2. How many Thomas Ramos international caps does he have?
He had 52 caps as of 14 March 2026. Check the official French federation profile for the latest count, because he may have added to it since.
Q3. How many Thomas Ramos tries has he scored for France?
He has scored 10 international tries as of March 2026, including two against Scotland on 7 March 2026.
Q4. What are Thomas Ramos stats in the Six Nations?
He has been the top points scorer in four consecutive Six Nations: 84 points in 2023, 63 in 2024, 71 in 2025 and 74 in 2026.
Q5. What is the Thomas Ramos Rugby World Cup record?
He played at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, where he was a leading scorer, with 296 minutes played and a try against Italy. France lost the quarter-final to South Africa 29–28.
Q6. Which club does he play for now?
He currently plays for Stade Toulousain and will join Racing 92 after the 2026–27 season, as announced on 4 August 2026.
Q7. What is the Thomas Ramos club career history?
He started at SC Mazamet, joined the Stade Toulousain academy around 2011, made his Top 14 debut in February 2014, spent 2016–17 on loan at Colomiers, then returned to Toulouse, where he has been a first-team regular since 2017–18.
Q8. Is he France’s all-time top scorer?
Yes. He passed Frédéric Michalak (436 points) on 15 March 2025 and had 563 points by 14 March 2026.
Q9. What honours has he won?
He has won the European Champions Cup (2021, 2024), the Top 14 (2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, with Toulouse also champions in 2026), and the Six Nations (2022, 2025, 2026), including the 2022 Grand Slam.
Q10. Is there a reliable Thomas Ramos net worth figure?
No. Contract details are rarely published, and this article does not repeat unverified estimates.
