List of 2015–16 Aviva Premiership transfers

This is a list of player transfers involving Aviva Premiership teams leading up to the 2015–16 season. The list is of deals that are confirmed and are either from or to a rugby union team in the Premier League during the 2014–15 season. It is not unknown for confirmed deals to be cancelled at a later date.

Bath

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Exeter Chiefs

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Gloucester

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Players Out

Harlequins

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Players Out

Leicester Tigers

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Players Out

London Irish

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Players Out

London Welsh

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Players Out

Newcastle Falcons

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Players Out

Northampton Saints

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Players Out

Sale Sharks

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Saracens

Players In

Players Out

Wasps

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Players Out

See also

References

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  54. ↑ "Leicester Tigers centre Javiah Pohoe to join French team US Carcassonne". US Carcassonne (in French). 9 April 2015.
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  56. ↑ "Italy flanker Robert Barbieri rejoins home region Benetton Treviso next season". Planet Rugby. 14 April 2015.
  57. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors have confirmed the signing of USA second-row international Greg Peterson for next season". Sky Sports. 27 April 2015.
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  66. ↑ "London Irish sign Rotherham Titans hooker Tom Cruse ahead of next season". BBC Sport. 9 April 2015.
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  71. ↑ "London Irish centre Eamonn Sheridan signs for French side Oyonnax". Sky Sports. 27 March 2015.
  72. ↑ "London Irish lock Sean Cox to retire at the end of the season". BBC Sport. 10 April 2015.
  73. ↑ "London Irish utility back Myles Dorrian returns to Bedford Blues". Bedford Rugby. 16 April 2015.
  74. ↑ "London Welsh sign London Irish centre Guy Armitage". BBC Sport. 24 April 2015.
  75. ↑ "London Welsh complete triple signings". BBC Sport. 24 April 2015.
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  77. ↑ "London Welsh sign half-backs Joe Carlisle and Josh Davies". 29 April 2015.
  78. ↑ "Former England centre and London Welsh captain Tom May to retire at end of season". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015.
  79. ↑ "Leicester Tigers announces three forwards to their squad next season". Sky Sports. 10 February 2015.
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  87. ↑ "London Welsh No.8 Ollie Stedman signs permnanet deal with Doncaster Knights". DRFC. 1 May 2015.
  88. ↑ "Utility back Chris Harris signs new deal with Newcastle Falcons". Chronicle Live. 1 February 2015.
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  99. ↑ "Northampton Saints sign England prop Kieran Brookes from Newcastle Falcons". The Guardian. 13 January 2015.
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  103. ↑ "Northampton Saints sign Munster utility back JJ Hanrahan". The Irish Times. 7 January 2015.
  104. ↑ "Northampton Saints sign England prop Kieran Brookes from Newcastle Falcons". The Guardian. 13 January 2015.
  105. ↑ "Northampton Saints sign Leicester Tigers flanker Jamie Gibson". ESPN scrum. 21 January 2015.
  106. ↑ "Northampton Saints confirmed signing of highly-rated Sale Sharks lock Michael Paterson". Sky Sports. 18 February 2015.
  107. ↑ "Northampton Saints sign Cornish Pirates scrum-half Tom Kessell". ESPN scrum. 23 February 2015.
  108. ↑ "Northampton Saints sign promising Western Province centre Pat Howard in South Africa". Planet Rugby. 14 April 2015.
  109. ↑ "Northampton Saints sign highly-rated tigh-head prop Paul Hill from Championship side Yorkshire Carnegie". Planet Rugby. 17 April 2015.
  110. ↑ "American back-rower Samu Manoa and Australia prop Salesi Ma'afu sign for French giants Toulon". ESPN scrum. 21 December 2014.
  111. ↑ "Worcester Warriors sign England and Northampton flanker Phil Dowson". 10 February 2015.
  112. ↑ "London Irish sign Northampton Saints centre Dominic Waldouck". BBC Sport. 10 February 2015.
  113. ↑ "Exeter Chiefs to sign Northampton Saints fly-half Will Hooley". Sky Sports. 9 April 2015.
  114. ↑ "Northampton Saints scrum-half sign professional contract with Cornish Pirates". Western Morning News. 17 April 2015.
  115. ↑ "Yorkshire Carnegie sign Northampton Saints pair Joel Hodgson and Tom Ryder". Yorkshire Carnegie. 1 May 2015.
  116. ↑ "Sale Sharks sign Leicester Tigers hooker Neil Briggs". BBC Sport. 30 January 2015.
  117. ↑ "Sale Sharks hooker Marc Jones agree to join Bristol from next season". BBC Sport. 19 January 2015.
  118. ↑ "Sale Sharks and ex-England winger Mark Cueto to retire at end of the season". BBC Sport. 28 January 2015.
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  120. ↑ "Bristol sign Sale Sharks scrum-half Will Cliff ahead of next season". BBC Sport. 2 March 2015.
  121. ↑ "Sale Sharks scrum-half Nathan Fowles signs permanent deal to join Edinburgh". The Sport Review. 21 April 2015.
  122. ↑ "Saracens sign Italy back-rower Samuela Vunisa from Zebre". ESPN scrum. 3 March 2015.
  123. ↑ "Saracens to sign South African back-row forward Michael Rhodes from the Stormers". BBC Sport. 10 March 2015.
  124. ↑ "Maro Itoje signs new long-term deal with Saracens". Sky Sports. 14 April 2015.
  125. ↑ "Saracens lock Eoin Sheriff on the move to London Irish". Planet Rugby. 20 April 2015.
  126. ↑ "Wasps capture Leinster fly-half Jimmy Gopperth". ESPN scrum. 5 January 2015.
  127. ↑ "Wasps sign Gloucester and England Saxons scrum-half Dan Robson". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015.
  128. ↑ "Blues and All-Black winger Frank Halai set to join Wasps". Sky Sports. 26 January 2015.
  129. ↑ "Bristol sign Wasps and ex-England winger Tom Varndell". The Guardian. 7 January 2015.
  130. ↑ "Wasps and Tonga winger William Helu agrees to join Edinburgh next season". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015.
  131. ↑ "London Irish sign former England and Wasps fly-half Andy Goode". BBC Sport. 16 February 2014.
  132. ↑ "Newport Gwent Dragons sign Wasps pair Ed Jackson and Charlie Davies". BBC Sport. 5 March 2015.
  133. ↑ "Gloucester Rugby signed Wasps hooker Tom Lindsay ahead of next season". Planet Rugby. 13 March 2015.
  134. ↑ "Scarlets have signed Wasps tight-head prop Will Taylor for next season". BBC Sport. 25 March 2015.
  135. ↑ "Jersey sign Wasps duo Jack Moates and Oli Evans". BBC Sport. 14 April 2015.
  136. ↑ "Bedford Blues sign Wasps hooker Sam James ahead of next season". Bedfordshire News. 23 April 2015.
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