List of 2015–16 RFU Championship transfers

This is a list of player transfers involving RFU Championship 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.

Bedford Blues

Players In

Steffan Jones from Newport Gwent Dragons^[1]
Sam Blanchet from England Sevens^[2]
Myles Dorrian from London Irish
Jack Culverhouse from Hertford RFC
Mark Flanagan from Mont-de-Marsan^[3]
Sam James from Wasps^[4]

Players Out

Darryn Veenendaal to Nottingham
Antonio Harris to Nottingham
Viliami Hakalo to Nottingham^[5]

Bristol

Players In

Tom Varndell from Wasps^[6]
Marc Jones from Sale Sharks^[7]
Gavin Henson from Bath Rugby^[8]
Jamal Ford-Robinson from Cornish Pirates^[9]
Will Cliff from Sale Sharks^[10]

Players Out

Cornish Pirates

Players In

Alex Day from Northampton Saints^[16]
Brett Beukeboom from Plymouth Albion^[17]
Toby May from Westcombe Park^[18]

Players Out

Tom Kessell to Northampton Saints^[19]
Jamal Ford-Robinson to Bristol Rugby^[20]
Darren Barry to Worcester Warriors^[21]

Doncaster Knights

Players In

Ollie Stedman from London Welsh^[22]

Players Out

Tom Davies retired^[23]
Jamie Lennard retired^[24]

Ealing Trailfinders

Players In

Nathan Hannay from Yorkshire Carnegie^[25]
Iain Grieve from Plymouth Albion^[26]

Players Out

Jersey

Players In

Jack Moates from Wasps
Oli Evans from Wasps
Charlie Butterworth from Ulster
Ross Adair from Ulster^[27]
Ben Featherstone from Esher^[28]
James Freeman from Loughborough Students RUFC
Brendon Cope from Durban Collegians
Mark Cooke from Bristol Rugby^[29]

Players Out

Drew Locke to London Scottish^[30]
Harry Williams to Exeter Chiefs^[31]
Ryan Hodson to London Welsh^[32]
Ben Maidment released
David Bishop released
Gareth Harris released
Grant Pointer released
Jonny Bentley released
Mark Foster released
Michael Noone released
Myles Landwick released
Paula Kaho released
Ryan Glynn released
Tobias Hoskins released^[33]

London Scottish

Players In

Drew Locke from Jersey^[34]

Players Out

Jim Thompson retired^[35]
Errie Claassens retired^[36]

Moseley

Players In

Players Out

Will Owen to Rotherham Titans^[37]

Nottingham

Players In

Kieran Davies from Exeter Chiefs^[38]
Ben Morris from Newcastle Falcons^[39]
Rob Langley from Plymouth Albion
Ben Woods from Plymouth Albion
Lawrence Rayner from Plymouth Albion
Tom Heard from Plymouth Albion^[40]
Darryn Veenendaal from Bedford Blues
Antonio Harris from Bedford Blues
Viliami Hakalo from Bedford Blues^[41]
Sam Coghlan Murray from Leinster^[42]

Players Out

Finlay Barnham retired^[43]
Campese Ma'afu to Aix-en-Provence^[44]
Shaun Malton to Exeter Chiefs^[45]
Sean Romans retired^[46]
Brent Wilson retired^[47]
Michael Holford released
Tom Calladine released
Kiefer Laxton released
Cameron Lee-Everton released
Will Maisey released
Rory Lynn released
Joe Munro released
Ryan Hough released
Edward Styles released
Liam O'Neill released
Corey Venus released^[48]

Rotherham Titans

Players In

Will Owen from Moseley^[49]
Luke Carter from Rosslyn Park^[50]
Jack Hayes from Chinnor^[51]
Josh Redfern from Sheffield Tigers^[52]
Darran Harris from Scarlets^[53]

Players Out

Tom Cruse to London Irish^[54]

Worcester Warriors

Players In

Andy Short from Bristol Rugby^[55]
Derrick Appiah from Mogliano
Perry Humphreys promoted from Academy
Sam Smith promoted from Academy
Huw Taylor promoted from Academy^[56]
Phil Dowson from Northampton Saints^[57]
Carl Kirwan from London Welsh^[58]
Tom Heathcote from Edinburgh Rugby^[59]
Luke Baldwin from Bristol Rugby^[60]
Sam Lewis from Ospreys^[61]
Cooper Vuna from Toshiba Brave Lupus^[62]
Na'ama Leleimalefaga from Montpellier^[63]
Darren Barry from Cornish Pirates^[64]
Bryce Heem from Chiefs^[65]

Players Out

Andries Pretorius retired^[66]
Mike Williams to Leicester Tigers^[67]
Alex Gordas to CSM București^[68]
Sam Windsor to Ulster^[69]
Agustin Creevy to Argentina (Super Rugby)^[70]
Jack Cosgrove to Edinburgh Rugby^[71]
Josh Drauniniu to London Welsh^[72]

Yorkshire Carnegie

Players In

Players Out

Ben Harris to Newcastle Falcons^[77]
Paul Hill to Northampton Saints^[78]
Rob Vickerman retired^[79]
Nathan Hannay to Ealing Trailfinders^[80]

See also

References

↑ "Dragons fly-half Steffan Jones sign permanent deal to join Bedford Blues". Bedford Rugby. 5 January 2015.
↑ "Bedford Blues sign England Sevens winger Sam Blanchet". Bedford Rugby. 14 April 2015.
↑ "Bedford Blues three more signings". Bedford Rugby. 16 April 2015.
↑ "Bedford Blues sign Wasps hooker Sam James ahead of next season". Bedfordshire News. 23 April 2015.
↑ "Nottingham's triple signings from Bedford Blues". Nottingham Rugby. 30 April 2015.
↑ "Bristol sign Wasps and ex-England winger Tom Varndell". The Guardian. 7 January 2015.
↑ "Sale Sharks hooker Marc Jones agree to join Bristol from next season". BBC Sport. 19 January 2015.
↑ "Bath and Wales versatile back Gavin Henson to join local rivals Bristol from next season". Sky Sports. 26 January 2015.
↑ "Bristol sign Cornish Pirates prop Jamal Ford-Robinson". Bristol Post. 23 February 2015.
↑ "Bristol sign Sale Sharks scrum-half Will Cliff ahead of next season". BBC Sport. 2 March 2015.
↑ "Bristol and Scotland flanker forced to retire at age 28 due to neurlogical problems". Sky Sports. 14 January 2015.
↑ "Bristol winger Andy Short to rejoin Worcester Warriors from next season". BBC Sport. 28 January 2015.
↑ "Former Wales fly-half Nicky Robinson leaves Bristol for French side Oyonnax". ESPN scrum. 29 January 2015.
↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Bristol scrum-half Luke Baldwin". BBC Sport. 18 February 2015.
↑ "Bristol centre signs professional contract with Jersey". Bristol Rugby. 22 April 2015.
↑ "Northampton Saints scrum-half sign professional contract with Cornish Pirates". Western Morning News. 17 April 2015.
↑ "Cornish Pirates sign Canada second-row Brett Beukeboom from Plymouth Albion". 30 April 2015.
↑ "Utility back Toby May from Westcombe Park signs for Cornish Pirates". Cornishman. 1 May 2015.
↑ "Northampton Saints sign Cornish Pirates scrum-half Tom Kessell". ESPN scrum. 23 February 2015.
↑ "Bristol sign Cornish Pirates prop Jamal Ford-Robinson". Bristol Post. 23 February 2015.
↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Cornish Pirates lock Darren Barry". Warriors. 25 March 2015.
↑ "London Welsh No.8 Ollie Stedman signs permnanet deal with Doncaster Knights". DRFC. 1 May 2015.
↑ "Doncaster Knights prop Tom Davies to retire at end of the season". DRFC. 17 April 2015.
↑ "Doncaster Knight fly-half Jamie Lennard announces retirement at age of 29". Doncaster Free Express. 30 April 2015.
↑ "Ealing Trailfinders sign Yorkshire Carnegie second-row Nathan Hannay". Ealing Trailfinders. 27 April 2015.
↑ "Ealing Trailfinders sign Plymouth Albion back-row forward Ian Greive". Ealing Trailfinders. 30 April 2015.
↑ "Jersey's quartet of signings". BBC Sport. 14 April 2015.
↑ "Jersey sign Esher prop Ben Featherstone ahead of next season". JRFC. 16 April 2015.
↑ "Jersey's new signings". JRFC. 22 April 2015.
↑ "Jersey centre Drew Locke to join London Scottish". BBC Sport. 11 April 2015.
↑ "Exeter Chiefs sign Jersey prop Harry Williams". BBC Sport. 16 April 2015.
↑ "Jersey's Australian flanker Ryan Hodson to join London Welsh". BBC Sport. 25 April 2015.
↑ "Jersey's player departure announced". JRFC. 29 April 2015.
↑ "Jersey centre Drew Locke to join London Scottish". BBC Sport. 11 April 2015.
↑ "London Scottish full-back Jim Thompson announces his retirement due to a knee injury". London Scottish. 21 January 2015.
↑ "London Scottish back Errie Claassens annouces his retirement due to injuries". London Scottish. 27 January 2015.
↑ "Rotherham Titans sign Moseley centre Will Owen". The Star. 26 February 2015.
↑ "Exeter Chiefs hooker Kieran Davies signs professional contract with Nottingham". BBC Sport. 2 April 2015.
↑ "Nottingham sign Newcastle Falcons back-rower Ben Morris". Nottingham Rugby. 20 April 2015.
↑ "Nottingham's quartet signings from Plymouth Albion". Nottingham Rugby. 27 April 2015.
↑ "Nottingham's triple signings from Bedford Blues". Nottingham Rugby. 30 April 2015.
↑ "Nottingham signs Leinster winger Sam Coghlan Murray". Nottingham Rugby. 1 May 2015.
↑ "Nottingham scrum-half Finlay Barnham force to retire at age 24 due to injuries". Nottingham Rugby. 22 January 2015.
↑ "Fiji prop Campese Ma'afu signs for French side Aix-en-Provence". PARC Rugby. 9 March 2015.
↑ "Exeter Chiefs sign Nottingham hooker Shaun Malton ahead of next season". Exeter Express and Echo. 2 April 2015.
↑ "Nottingham scrum-half Sean Romans announces retirement". Nottingham Rugby (in French). 21 April 2015.
↑ "Nottingham captain Brent Wilson announces his retirement from professional rugby". BBC Sport. 23 April 2015.
↑ "Nottingham's confirmed departures". Nottingham Rugby. 25 April 2015.
↑ "Rotherham Titans sign Moseley centre Will Owen". The Star. 26 February 2015.
↑ "Rotherham Titans sign Rosslyn Park scrum-half Luke Carter". Rotherham Rugby. 6 March 2015.
↑ "Rotherham Titans sign Chinnor dynamic centre Jack Hayes from next season". Rotherham Rugby. 6 March 2015.
↑ "Rotherham Titans bring in Sheffield Tigers back-row forward Josh Redfern". Rotherham Rugby. 14 April 2015.
↑ "Scarlets hooker Darran Harris to join Rotherham Titans next season". Rotherham Rugby. 17 April 2015.
↑ "London Irish sign Rotherham Titans hooker Tom Cruse ahead of next season". BBC Sport. 9 April 2015.
↑ "Bristol winger Andy Short to rejoin Worcester Warriors from next season". BBC Sport. 28 January 2015.
↑ "Worcester Warrior's new signings". BBC Sport. 4 February 2015.
↑ "Worcester Warriors sign England and Northampton flanker Phil Dowson". BBC Sport. 10 February 2015.
↑ "Worcester sign London Welsh flanker Carl Kirwan". Warriors. 1 February 2015.
↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Scotland and Edinburgh fly-half Tom Heathcote". BBC Sport. 16 February 2015.
↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Bristol scrum-half Luke Baldwin". BBC Sport. 18 February 2015.
↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Ospreys flanker Sam Lewis". Warriors. 2 March 2015.
↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Australia dual-code international Cooper Vuna". Warriors. 2 March 2015.
↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Samoa prop Na'ama Leleimalefaga from top French side Montpellier". BBC Sport. 9 March 2015.
↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Cornish Pirates lock Darren Barry". Warriors. 25 March 2015.
↑ "Bruce Heem signs for Worcester Warriors from the Waikato Chiefs". BBC Sport. 8 April 2015.
↑ "Former Wales and Worcester number eight Andries Pretorius forced to quit by rare medical condition". BBC Sport. 30 January 2015.
↑ "Leicester Tigers sign Worcester Warriors back-rower Mike Williams". Warriors. 10 February 2015.
↑ "Alex Gordas CSM Bucuresti player profile". Csmbu Curesti.ro (in Romanian). 10 March 2015.
↑ "Ulster to sign Worcester Warriors fly-half Sam Windsor for next season". Planet Rugby. 2 April 2015.
↑ "Pumas captain Agustin Creevy signs for Argentina' Super Rugby team". ESPN scrum. 7 April 2015.
↑ "Worcester Warriors prop Jack Cosgrove to join Edinburgh next season". Sky Sports. 24 April 2015.
↑ "London Welsh sign Worcester Josh Drauniniu". BBC Sport. 24 April 2015.
↑ "Leeds Rhinos captain Kevin Sinfield makes cross-code switch to join Yorkshire Carnegie". Sky Sports. 31 March 2015.
↑ "Yorkshire Carnegie sign London Welsh pair Dean Schofield and Seb Stegmann". Yorkshire Carnegie. 10 April 2015.
↑ "Yorkshire Carnegie sign England Saxons flnaker Andy Saull from Newcastle Falcons". Yorkshire Carnegie. 17 April 2015.
↑ "Yorkshire Carnegie sign Northampton Saints pair Joel Hodgson and Tom Ryder". Yorkshire Carnegie. 1 May 2015.
↑ "Yorkshire Carnegie prop Ben Harris agrees to join Newcastle Falcons from next season". Chronicle Live. 11 March 2015.
↑ "Northampton Saints sign highly-rated tight-head prop Paul Hill from Championship side Yorkshire Carnegie". Planet Rugby. 17 April 2015.
↑ "Yorkshire Carnegie centre Rob Vickerman force to retire because of neck injuries". BBC Sport. 22 April 2015.
↑ "Ealing Trailfinders sign Yorkshire Carnegie second-row Nathan Hannay". Ealing Trailfinders. 27 April 2015.