List of 2016–17 Top 14 transfers

This is a list of player transfers involving Top 14 teams before or during the 2016–17 season. The list is of deals that are confirmed and are either from or to a rugby union team in the Top 14 during the 2015–16 season. It is not unknown for confirmed deals to be cancelled at a later date. Agen and Oyonnax were relegated to the Pro D2 for the 2016-17 season replaced by Lyon and Bayonne.[1]

Bayonne

Bordeaux

Brive

Castres

Clermont

Grenoble

La Rochelle

Lyon

Montpellier

Pau

Racing

Stade Français

Toulon

Toulouse

See also

References

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  44. "Castres Olympique sign former France prop Loic Jacquet from Clermont Auvergne". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 1 December 2015.
  45. "Former France lock Daniel Jotze leaves Clermont Auvergne for Castres Olympique". ctu-rugby.fr (in French). 12 December 2015.
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  50. "Castres Olympique sign South Africa centre Robert Ebersohn from Montpellier". Tribune Sports.net (in French). 29 April 2016.
  51. "Castres sign Chiefs loose-forward Maama Vaipulu and Tonga flanker Steve Mafi". Planet Rugby. 10 May 2016.
  52. "Castres Olympique sign Bath and Argentina winger Horacio Agulla". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 16 June 2016.
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  55. "Clermont Auvergne sign France centre Remi Laurent from Castres Olympique". France3-regions.fr (in French). 1 December 2015.
  56. "Toulouse sign Samoa and Castres flanker Piula Fa'asalele". Ladepeche.fr (in French). 20 January 2016.
  57. "Albi sign Romanian international winger Vlad Nistor from Castres Olympique". Agerpres.ro (in Romanian). 3 March 2016.
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  59. "Albi sign Castres Olympique lock Benjamin Desroches". Le Club Rugby (in French). 8 April 2016.
  60. "Lyon sign Castres Olympique utility back Rudi Wulf". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 7 May 2016.
  61. "Pau sign former France and Castres flanker Ibrahim Diarra". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 12 May 2016.
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  63. "Castres Olympique fly-half Daniel Kirkpatrick signs for Albi next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 16 June 2016.
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  65. "Castres Olympique centre Romain Cabannes announces retirement with immediate effect". Planet Rugby. 19 July 2016.
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  67. "Clermont Auvergne sign former Wallabies second-row Sitaleki Timani from Montpellier". Leequipe.fr (in French). 1 December 2015.
  68. "Clermont Auvergne sign former All-Black fullback Isaia Toeava". Planet Rugby. 1 February 2016.
  69. "Wales prop Aaron Jarvis quits Ospreys for Clermont Auvergne next season". Sky Sports. 4 March 2016.
  70. "Wales centre Jonathan Davies rejoins Scarlets from Clermont Auvergne". BBC Sport. 13 November 2015.
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  72. "Oyonnax sign veteran Canada second-row Jamie Cudmore from Clermont Auvergne". Planet Rugby. 15 March 2016.
  73. "Grenoble recruit Toulouse scrum-half David Mele next season". Leequipe.fr. 23 February 2016.
  74. "Sisa Waqa switches codes for French club Grenoble from Australian NRL side Canberra Raiders". Sky Sports. 14 March 2016.
  75. "Grenoble confirm signing of Connacht lock Aly Muldowney next season". Irish TImes. 20 April 2016.
  76. "Worcester Warriors sign Grenoble centre Jackson Willison". BBC Sport. 8 January 2016.
  77. "Biarritz recruits Grenoble full-back Robinson Caire". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 26 April 2016.
  78. "Carcassonne sign Grenoble's Tongan born winger Daniel Kilioni". Rugbyrama.fr. 31 May 2016.
  79. "Bourgoin sign Grenoble prop Kevin Goze from next season". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 7 June 2016.
  80. "Narbonne fullback Vincent Rattez to sign for La Rochelle". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 15 June 2015.
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  82. "All-Black back-row Victor Vito to join French club La Rochelle". Stuff.co.nz. 2 February 2016.
  83. "La Rochelle sign Stade Francais prop Dnny Priso". Sudouest.fr (in French). 17 February 2016.
  84. "oyonnax hooker Jeremie Maurouard signs for La Rochelle next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 30 March 2016.
  85. "Toulon prop Mohamed Boughnami signs for La Rochelle". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 1 April 2016.
  86. "La Rochelle sign France Sevens star Steeve Barry". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 2 April 2016.
  87. "La Rochelle sign Racing 92 scrum-half Arthur Retiere". Le Rugby Nistere.fr (in French). 8 April 2016.
  88. "La Rochelle sign Sharks utility back Paul Jordaan". Planet Rugby. 7 July 2016.
  89. "Bordeuax Begles recruit La Rochelle scrum-half Julien Audy". Sport.fr (in French). 24 December 2015.
  90. "La Rochelle hooker David Roumieu signs for Biarritz Olympique". Sudouest.fr (in French). 22 March 2016.
  91. "Biarritz sign La Rochelle prop Thomas Synaeghel from next season". Sudouest.fr (in French). 25 March 2016.
  92. "Biarritz sign La Rochelle fly-half Fabien Fortassin from next season". Sudouest.fr. 5 April 2016.
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  94. "La Rochelle centre Malietoa Hingano signs for Japan Top League side Honda Heat". Le Club Rugby. 26 May 2016.
  95. "Oyonnax sign La Rochelle hooker Benjamin Geledan". Sudouest.fr (in French). 13 May 2016.
  96. "La Rochelle winger Francois Herry signs for Ligue 1 side Nevers next season". Ledjc.fr (in French). 2 June 2016.
  97. "Stade Francais sign Fiji born utility back Alipate Ratini". Rugby Transferts.fr (in French). 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016.
  98. "Harlequins sign La Rochelle and Samoa winger Alofa Alofa". Sky Sports. 31 August 2016.
  99. "Lyon: Le Lou officialise l'arrivée de 12 recrues". 16 March 2016.
  100. "Reds back-rower Curtis Browning heads off to Lyon". Planet Rugby. 5 July 2016.
  101. "Lyon sign former Springboks prop BJ Botha for next season". Rugby365.fr (in French). 30 August 2016.
  102. "Beziers sign Lyon prop Karim Kouider for next season". Le Club Rugby.fr (in French). 10 February 2016.
  103. "Montauban sign Fiji centre Waisale Sukanavetia from Lyon". Le Club Rugby.fr (in French). 18 March 2016.
  104. "Portugal flanker Steevy Cerqueira quits Lyon for Beziers". Le Club Rugby.fr (in French). 13 May 2016.
  105. "Narbonne resigns Lyon back-rower Didier Tison". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 14 May 2016.
  106. "Lyon prop Hoani Tui signs for Oyonnax". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 15 May 2016.
  107. "Lyon second-row Jean Baptiste Singer joins Biarritz Olympique". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 19 May 2016.
  108. "Lyon hooker Damien Fitzpatrick returns home to the Waratahs in Super Rugby". Australia Daily Telegraph. 26 May 2016.
  109. "Former Springboks and Lyon prop Wiaan du Preez announces retirement from professional competition". Sports 24. 31 May 2016.
  110. "Ivory Coast flanker leaves Lyon to join Ligue 1 side Nevers next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 1 June 2016.
  111. "Oyonnax sign Lyon half-back Jeremy Gondrand for next season". Le Progres.fr. 3 June 2016.
  112. "France centre Alexandre Dumoulin joins Montpellier next season". Leequipe.fr (in French). 15 November 2015.
  113. "Crusaders and Fijian winger Nemani Nadolo signs for Montpellier in France". ESPN scrum. 30 November 2015.
  114. "Montpellier sign Georgia second-row Konstantin Mikautadze from rivals Toulon". Planet Rugby. 7 December 2015.
  115. "Montpellier sign Narbonne peop Grégory Fichten and Oyonnax prop Antoine Guillamon". Midilibre.fr. 1 March 2016.
  116. "Montpellier to sign Perpignan fullback Joffrey Michel". L'independent.fr (in French). 4 March 2016.
  117. "Montpellier sign Oyonnax winger Vincent Martin for next season". Midilibre.fr (in French). 5 March 2016.
  118. "Harlequins fly-half Ben Botica to join French club Montpellier". Sky Sports. 29 April 2016.
  119. "Montpellier sign two more South Africans next season". Planet Rugby. 25 May 2016.
  120. "Montpellier sign Australia and Brumbies winger Joe Tomane". Sky Sports. 6 July 2016.
  121. "Montpellier : Shalva Mamukashvili à l'essai". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 15 September 2016.
  122. "Romain Ruffenach au MHR jusqu'en 2019". Montpellier-rugby.com (in French). 29 September 2016.
  123. "Clermont Auvergne sign former Wallabies second-row Sitaleki Timani from Montpellier". Leequipe.fr. 1 December 2015.
  124. "Lyon sign Montpellier hooker Michael Ivladi from next season". Leequpe.fr (in French). 15 December 2015.
  125. "Toulon sign France fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc from rivals Montpellier". Sky Sports. 27 November 2015.
  126. "France and Montpellier prop Micolas Mas announces retirement at end of season". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 21 January 2016.
  127. "Albi sign Montpellier utility back Ilian Perraux". Actusprod2off.wordpress.com. 8 February 2016.
  128. "Leicester Tigers sign former Springboks prop Pat Cilliers". Planet Rugby. 29 February 2016.
  129. "Pau sign former Wallabies number eight Ben Mowen from Montpellier". Actu-rugby.fr (in French). 4 March 2016.
  130. "Colomiers sign Montpellier number eight Martin Devergie". Actusprod2off. 15 May 2016.
  131. "Bayonne sign former All-Black and Montpellier lock Tom Donnelly". Rugby 365. 14 June 2016.
  132. "Castres Olympique sign Montpellier fly-half Pierre Berard". Le Equipe.fr. 15 June 2016.
  133. "Rugby / Montpellier: Tuitavake, deux ans au Racing 92". Midi Libre. 29 June 2016.
  134. "Pau secure signature of Mont de Marsan second row Masalosalo Tutaia". Rugby Transferts (in French). 29 January 2016.
  135. "Pau sign Stade Francais scrum-half Julien Tomas". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 22 March 2016.
  136. "Pau sign Oyonnax duo Fabrice Metz and Pierrick Gunther". Voixdelain.fr (in French). 12 May 2016.
  137. "Algeria and Albi prop Malik Hamadache signs for Pau from next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 13 May 2016.
  138. "Former England and Toulon flanker Steffon Armitage to join Pau next season". Sky Sports. 9 June 2016.
  139. "Pau sign former All-Black fly-half Tom Taylor from Toulon". larepubliquedespyrenees.fr (in French). 15 June 2016.
  140. "Pau to sign former All-Black prop Jamie Mackintosh from USA club Ohio Aviators". Sports 24. 11 August 2016.
  141. "Pau fullback Mathieu Acebes to join Perpignan next season". Sudouest.fr (in French). 28 January 2016.
  142. "Toulouse sign Pau and Portugal scrum-half Samuel Marques". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 11 February 2016.
  143. "Carcassonne sign Georgia and Pau prop Giorigi Natsarashvili". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 10 March 2016.
  144. "Beziers confirm signing of Pau winger Elijah Niko". Sport 400 (in French). 11 March 2016.
  145. "Pau flanker Josefa Domolailai signs for US Carcassonne next season". Tribune Sports (in French). 11 May 2016.
  146. "Fiji and Glasgow Warriors lock Leone Nakarawa signs for French club Racing 92". Sky Sports. 27 April 2016.
  147. "Racing 92 sign Samoa and Agen prop Viliamu Afatia". Rugby-transferts. 25 May 2016.
  148. "Racing 92 sign former All-Black second-rower Ali Williams". Planet Rugby. 29 June 2016.
  149. "South Africa born lock Gerbrandt Grobler to join Racing 92". Planet Rugby. 29 June 2016.
  150. "France centre Alexandre Dumoulin joins Montpellier next season". Leequipe.fr. 15 November 2015.
  151. "Bath sign Wales and Lions lock Luke Charteris from Racing 92". BBC Sport. 23 November 2015.
  152. "Racing 92 flanker Luc Barba signs for Oyonnax next season". Actu-Rugby.fr. 18 April 2016.
  153. "Sale Sharks sign former Wales and Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips". Sky Sports. 5 May 2016.
  154. "Castres Olympique sign Racing 92 scrum-half Maxime Javaux". Le Equipe.fr. 15 June 2016.
  155. "Springboks second-row Juandre Kruger set to join French giants Toulon next season". Sky Sports. 15 June 2016.
  156. "Bayonne sign Racing 92 and Georgia prop Davit Khinchagishvili". Planet Rugby. 22 June 2016.
  157. "Racing 92 and Springboks fly-half Johan Goosen makes shock retirement at 24". Planet Rugby. 16 December 2016.
  158. "Italy tight-head prop Martin Castrogiovanni calls it a day on his career". Sky Sports. 17 December 2016.
  159. "Toulon sign Reds and Australia flanker Liam Gill". Sky Sports. 19 February 2016.
  160. "Toulon announce signing of Springboks and Bulls prop Marcel van der Merwe". Sports.Orange.fr (in French). 1 April 2016.
  161. "Toulon sign Oyonnax prop Laurent Delboubes from next season". Le Equipe.fr. 26 May 2016.
  162. "Toulon sign veteran France winger Vincent Clerc from Toulouse". Planet Rugby. 26 May 2016.
  163. "Toulon sign Japan full-back Ayumu Goromaru". Planet Rugby. 8 June 2016.
  164. "Toulon sign Southern Kings number 8 Aidan Davis". Super XV. 15 June 2016.
  165. "Toulon centre Theo Belan agrees move to Lyon next season". Parcque Toulon (in French). 2 December 2015.
  166. "Former Ireland captain Paul O'Connell retires on medical advice". Telegraph. 9 February 2016.
  167. "Exeter Chiefs sign Australia international back Lachlan Turner". Planet Rugby. 16 February 2016.
  168. "Toulon triple departures for Lyon next season". LOU Rugby (in French). 16 March 2016.
  169. "Toulon utility back UJ Seuteni quits to join Oyonnax next season". Actu-Rugby.fr. 12 April 2016.
  170. "Lyon sign veteran France fly-half Frederic Michalak from Toulon". Sky Sports. 2 May 2016.
  171. "Castres Olympique sign Toulon second-rower Thibault Lasselle". Le Equipe.fr. 15 June 2016.
  172. "Wallabies fly-half Quade Cooper back with Queensland Reds in Super Rugby". Sky Sports. 1 September 2016.
  173. "Italy hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini agrees to join top French club Toulouse". Sky Sports. 18 December 2015.
  174. "Toulouse sign Cheetahs prop Maks van Dyk from next season". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 13 June 2016.
  175. "Northampton Saints sign France number eight Louis Picamoles from Toulouse". Sky Sports. 2 November 2015.
  176. "Glasgow Warriors sign former All-Black hooker Corey Flynn from top French club Toulouse". Planet Rugby. 29 February 2016.
  177. "Former France lock Romain Millo-Chluski leaves Toulouse for Perpignan". Leequipe.fr (in French). 2 March 2016.
  178. "US Colomiers sign Toulouse fullback Thomas Ramos from next season". Rugby365.fr. 12 April 2016.
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  180. "Former France number eight Imanol Harinordoquy announces retirement from professional rugby". Sky Sports. 20 May 2016.
  181. "Perpignan sign Toulouse and Fiji winger Timoci Matanavou". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 15 June 2016.
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