List of 2015–16 Top 14 transfers

This is a list of player transfers involving Top 14 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.

Bayonne

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Players Out

Bordeaux Begles

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Players Out

CA Brive

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Players Out

Castres Olympique

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Players Out

Clermont Auvergne

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Players Out

Grenoble

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Players Out

La Rochelle

Players In

Players Out

Lyon

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Players Out

Montpellier

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Players Out

Oyonnax

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Players Out

Pau

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Players Out


Racing Métro

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Players Out

Stade Français

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Players Out

Toulon

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Players Out

Toulouse

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Players Out

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Leicester and former England full-back Mathew Tait to join French team Bayonne". BBC Sport. 21 January 2015.
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  4. ↑ "All-Black and Crusaders utility back Tom Taylor signs for French side Bayonne". New Zealand Herald. 2 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Montpellier sign Bayonne winger Marvin O'Connor". RMC Sport (in French). 19 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Montpellier sign Bayone and Tonga second-row Lisiate Fa'aoso". Rugby Mercato.it (in Italian). 4 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Clermont Auvergne sign France and Bayonne full-back Scott Spedding for next season". Sky Sports. 12 January 2015.
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  9. ↑ "Bayonne fly-half to join Mont-de-Marsan next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 2 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "La Rochelle number eight Loann Goujon signs for Bordeaux Begles". Lefigaro.fr (in French). 1 November 2014.
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  18. ↑ "US Montauban sign Bordeaux Begles second-row Ben Venter". Ladepeche.fr (in French). 18 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "Brive sign SU Agen centre Benjamin Petre from next season". Sudouest.fr (in French). 6 February 2015.
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  26. ↑ "La Rochelle recruit Castres Olympique centre Thomas Combezou". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 19 March 2015.
  27. ↑ "Argentina fly-half Patricio Fernandez signs for French side Clermont Auvergne". Rugbyworldcup-Argentina2023.blogspot.co.uk. 11 November 2014.
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  29. ↑ "Clermont Auvergne sign South Africa and Bulls lock Flip van der Merwe". IOL.co.za. 7 February 2015.
  30. ↑ "Clermont Auvergne sign Highlanders winger Waisake Naholo from New Zealand". ESPN scrum. 1 March 2015.
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  34. ↑ "France and Clermont Auvergne three-quarters Julien Malzieu signs for Montpellier". Lamontagne.fr (in French). 2 February 2015.
  35. ↑ "Pau sign Clermont Auvergne scrum-half Thierry Lacrampe". Rugby-Transferts (in French). 18 January 2015.
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  37. ↑ "Fijian and Clermont Auvergne winger Uwa Tawalo leaves for Oyonnax from next season". Sportbougnat.fr (in French). 27 February 2015.
  38. ↑ "Clermont Auvergne lock Julien Pierrer to join Pau next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 24 March 2015.
  39. ↑ "Veteran France back-row forward Julien Bonnaire moves to Lyon from Clermont Auvergne". Sky Sports. 27 March 2015.
  40. ↑ "Grenoble sign Biarritz Olympique second-liner Mathias Marie". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 23 December 2014.
  41. ↑ "Grenoble re-sign Montpellier winger Lucas Dupont from next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 31 December 2014.
  42. ↑ "Racing Metro prop Walter Desmaison signs for Grenoble from next season". LesEchos.fr (in French). 16 January 2015.
  43. ↑ "Grenoble sign Carcassonne fly-half Gilles Bosch". Metro-Sports.fr (in French). 23 February 2015.
  44. ↑ "Bayonne sign Grenoble prop Richard Choirat from next season". Rugby-Transferts (in French). 27 December 2014.
  45. ↑ "Grenoble back-liner Julien Caminati". RMC Sport (in French). 28 February 2015.
  46. ↑ "Lyon sign Grenoble prop Albertus Buckle from next season". Rugby-Transferts.fr (in French). 16 March 2015.
  47. ↑ "Mont-de-Marsan sign Grenoble second-row forward Thibaud Rey". Rugbyrama.fr. 2 April 2015.
  48. ↑ "Grenoble winger Daniel Kilioni to join US Carcassonne next season". Rugby-Transferts (in French). 9 April 2015.
  49. ↑ "La Rochelle sign Oyonnax centre Pierre Aguillon". Voixdelian.fr (in French). 19 February 2015.
  50. ↑ "La Rochelle recruit Castres Olympique centre Thomas Combezou and Lyon scrum-half Ricky Januarie". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 19 March 2015.
  51. ↑ "La Rochelle sign SC Albi prop Maxime Gau ahead of next season". Ladepeche.fr (in French). 1 April 2015.
  52. ↑ "La Rochelle number eight Loann Goujon signs for Bordeaux Begles". Lefigaro.fr (in French). 1 November 2014.
  53. ↑ "LA Rochelle three-quarters Jean-Philippe Grandclaude signs for Leucate next season". Actu-Rugby.fr. 18 April 2015.
  54. ↑ "Lyon sign Tonga second-row Vaea Fifita from Wellington Lions in New Zealand". Tonicradio.fr (in French). 17 February 2015.
  55. ↑ "Lyon sign former France scrum-half Nicholas Durand from Toulon". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 7 March 2015.
  56. ↑ "Lyon sign Grenoble prop Albertus Buckle and Bourgoin scrum-half Jérémy Gondrand". Rugby-Transferts.fr (in French). 16 March 2015.
  57. ↑ "Veteran France back-row forward Julien Bonnaire moves to Lyon from Clermont Auvergne". Sky Sports. 27 March 2015.
  58. ↑ "Lyon captain Lionel Nallet to retire at the end of the season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 28 January 2015.
  59. ↑ "Lyon fly-half Luchie Munro signs for Beziers from next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 29 January 2015.
  60. ↑ "Beziers sign Ivory Coast flanker Eugene N'Zi from next season". Rugby-Transferts.fr (in French). 30 January 2015.
  61. ↑ "Oyonnax sign Romania prop Haortiu Pungea from Lyon for next season". Le Parisien.fr (in French). 4 February 2015.
  62. ↑ "Lyon prop Anthony Roux makes his return to US Colomiers". La Depreche.fr (in French). 18 February 2015.
  63. ↑ "Oyonnax sign Lyon second-row Mickael de Marco". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 26 February 2015.
  64. ↑ "Stade Francais sign Lyon prop Emmanuel Fesina ahead of next season". Rugby Transferts.fr (in French). 11 March 2015.
  65. ↑ "La Rochelle recruit Castres Olympique centre Thomas Combezou and Lyon scrum-half Ricky Januarie". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 19 March 2015.
  66. ↑ "Oyonnax have signed Lyon flanker Pierrick Gunther". Leprogres.fr (in French). 31 March 2015.
  67. ↑ "Montpellier sign Bayonne winger Marvin O'Connor". RMC Sport (in French). 19 October 2014.
  68. ↑ "Montpellier sign Bayonne and Tonga second-row Lisiate Fa'aoso". Rugby Mercato.it (in Italian). 4 November 2014.
  69. ↑ "Montpellier sign Wallabies scrum-half Nic White from the Brumbies". Sky Sports. 20 January 2015.
  70. ↑ "Montpellier sign Stormers fly-half Demetri Catrakils in South Africa". ESPN scrum. 22 January 2015.
  71. ↑ "France and Clermont Auvergne three-quarters Julien Malzieu signs for Montpellier". Lamontagne.fr (in French). 2 February 2015.
  72. ↑ "Montpellier sign South Africa second-row Jacques du Plessis from the Bulls". Iol.co.za. 7 February 2015.
  73. ↑ "Montpellier sign Springboks and Bulls prop Marcel van der Merwe". Actu-Rugby.fr (in French). 24 February 2015.
  74. ↑ "Montpellier full-back Benoit Sicart leaves to sign for SU Agen". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 20 November 2014.
  75. ↑ "Toulon sign Montpellier scrum-half Jonathan Pélissié from next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 20 December 2014.
  76. ↑ "Grenoble re-sign Montpellier winger Lucas Dupont from next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 31 December 2014.
  77. ↑ "Montpellier flanker Fred Quercy signs for US Montauban next season". RMC Sport (in French). 26 February 2015.
  78. ↑ "Former All-Black centre Rene Ranger to return to the Blues". NZ Herald. 3 March 2015.
  79. ↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Samoa prop Na'ama Leleimalefaga from top French side Montpellier". BBC Sport. 9 March 2015.
  80. ↑ "Montauban secure signing of Fijian winger Samisoni Viriviri". ladepeche.fr (in French). 4 March 2015.
  81. ↑ "Montpellier winger signs for USA Perpignan from next season". Leequipe.fr (in French). 18 March 2015.
  82. ↑ "Brive sign Montpellier scrum-half Teddy Iribaren". Lequipe.fr (in French). 28 March 2015.
  83. ↑ "Pau to sign Montpellier hooker Thomas Bianchin". Le Rugby Nistere.fr (in French). 5 April 2015.
  84. ↑ "Pau signed Montpellier prop Chris King from next season". Sudouest.fr (in French). 9 April 2015.
  85. ↑ "Former Wales fly-half Nicky Robinson leaves Bristol for French side Oyonnax". ESPN scrum. 29 January 2015.
  86. ↑ "Oyonnax sign Romania prop Haortiu Pungea from Lyon for next season". Le Parisien.fr (in French). 4 February 2015.
  87. ↑ "Harlequins stalwart second-row George Robon is to join French team Oyonnax next season". BBC Sport. 11 February 2015.
  88. ↑ "Oyonnax sign Mont-de-Marsan hooker Thomas Bordes ahead of next season". Rugby 365.fr (in French). 17 February 2015.
  89. ↑ "Ex All-Black half-back Piri Weepu swaps London Welsh for Oyonnax". ESPN scrum. 23 February 2015.
  90. ↑ "Oyonnax sign Lyon second-row Mickael de Marco". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 26 February 2015.
  91. ↑ "Fijian and Clermont Auvergne winger Uwa Tawalo leaves for Oyonnax from next season". Sportbougnat.fr (in French). 27 February 2015.
  92. ↑ "Narbonne fly-half Quetin Etienne signs for Oyonnax from next season". L'Independent.fr (in French). 6 March 2015.
  93. ↑ "London Irish centre Eamonn Sheridan signs for French side Oyonnax". Sky Sports. 27 March 2015.
  94. ↑ "Oyonnax have signed Lyon flanker Pierrick Gunther". Leprogres.fr. 31 March 2015.
  95. ↑ "Toulon sign Oyonnax second-row Thibault Lassalle". Sudradio.fr (in French). 17 December 2014.
  96. ↑ "Castres Olympique sign Argentina half-back Benjamin Urdailleta from Oyonnax". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 24 December 2014.
  97. ↑ "La Rochelle have signe Oyonnax centre Pierre Aguillon". Rugby 365.fr (in French). 19 February 2015.
  98. ↑ "SU Agen sign Oyonnax prop RUaan du Preez". Ladepeche.fr (in French). 2 April 2015.
  99. ↑ "Oyonnax prop Antoine Guillamon resigns with Toulouse". Francebleu.fr (in French). 23 April 2015.
  100. ↑ "US Carcassonne signs Oyonnax hooker Clement Jullien". Rugby-Transferts (in French). 26 April 2015.
  101. ↑ "Pau sign Clermont Auvergne scrum-half Thierry Lacrampe". Rugby-Transferts (in French). 18 January 2015.
  102. ↑ "Munster duo Patrick Butler and Sean Dougall set for French move with Pau". Independent.ie. 28 January 2015.
  103. ↑ "Conrad Smith looking forward to swansong year in New Zealand". New Zealand Rugby Union. 6 February 2015.
  104. ↑ "Clermont Auvergne lock Julien Pierrer to join Pau next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 24 March 2015.
  105. ↑ "Pau to sign Montpellier hooker Thomas Bianchin". Le Rugby Nistere.fr (in French). 5 April 2015.
  106. ↑ "Pau signed Montpellier prop Chris King from next season". Sudouest.fr (in French). 9 April 2015.
  107. ↑ "Colin Slade confirms move to Pau". Cruaders. 13 April 2015.
  108. ↑ "Racing Metro signed Toulouse and France flanker Yannick Nyanga". 20 Minutes.fr (in French). 14 October 2014.
  109. ↑ "Racing Metro confirm signing of highly-rated All-Black fly-half Dan Carter from Crusaders". Daily Mail. 17 December 2014.
  110. ↑ "Racing Metro sign France stand-off Remi Tales from Castres Olympique". Independent.ie. 18 December 2014.
  111. ↑ "Racing Metro sign Chiefs prop Ben Tameifuna ahead of next season". Stuff. 22 January 2015.
  112. ↑ "Racing Metro sign former All-Black number eight Chris Masoe from Toulon". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 31 March 2015.
  113. ↑ "Aregentina lock Manuel Carizza returns to Racing Metro". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 15 April 2015.
  114. ↑ "Ireland fly-half Jonathan Sexton returns home to Leinster". ESPN scrum. 4 September 2014.
  115. ↑ "Racing Metro prop Walter Desmaison signs for Grenoble from next season". LesEchos.fr (in French). 16 January 2015.
  116. ↑ "Clermont Auvergne sign Racing Metro back-rower Camilie Gerondeau". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 31 March 2015.
  117. ↑ "Stade Francais sign Melbourne Rebels prop Paul Alo-Emile". Planet Rugby. 26 November 2014.
  118. ↑ "Stade Francais sign Lyon prop Emmanuel Fesina ahead of next season". Rugby Transferts.fr (in French). 11 March 2015.
  119. ↑ "Stade Francais sign US Colomiers winger Avenisi Vasuinubu". Rugby-Scapulaire.com. 27 March 2015.
  120. ↑ "Australia scrum-half Will Genia to join Stade Francais from Queensland Reds". Sky Sports. 2 April 2015.
  121. ↑ "Staee Francais prop Romain Frou signs for US Nevers". Rugby Transferts (in French). 9 April 2015.
  122. ↑ "Tarbes sign Stade Francais back-row forward Nicolas Garrault". Tarbes-Info (in French). 7 April 2015.
  123. ↑ "Toulon sign Highlander's All-Black centre Ma'a Nonu and Clermont Auvergne's Fiji utility back Napolioni Nalaga". ESPN scrum. 20 December 2014.
  124. ↑ "Toulon sign Montpellier scrum-half Jonathan Pélissié from next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 20 December 2014.
  125. ↑ "Toulon sign Oyonnax second-row Thibault Lassalle". Sudradio.fr (in French). 17 December 2014.
  126. ↑ "American back-rower Samu Manoa and Australia prop Salesi Ma'afu sign for French giants Toulon". ESPN scrum. 21 December 2014.
  127. ↑ "Toulon sign Beziers prop Mohamed Boughanmi from next season". Midilibre.fr (in French). 27 February 2015.
  128. ↑ "Grenoble back-liner Julien Caminati". RMC Sport (in French). 28 February 2015.
  129. ↑ "Toulon confirm signing of Wallabies fly-half Quade Cooper". ESPN scrum. 24 April 2015.
  130. ↑ "Former Springbok second-rower Bakkies Botha announces retirement plans". ESPN scrum. 15 July 2014.
  131. ↑ "Toulon's former New Zealand international Ali Williams to retire from professional rugby". Sky Sports. 15 February 2015.
  132. ↑ "South Africa scrum-hald Michael Claassens returns to home to sign for Sharks". SA Rugby Mag. 9 February 2015.
  133. ↑ "Lyon sign former France scrum-half Nicholas Durand from Toulon". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 7 March 2015.
  134. ↑ "Racing Metro sign former All-Black number eight Chris Masoe from Toulon". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 31 March 2015.
  135. ↑ "Sanchez signs with Argentina's Super Rugby side". ESPN scrum. 20 April 2015.
  136. ↑ "Toulon back-rower Stephane Munoz to join US Montauban next season". Parceque Toulon (in French). 24 April 2015.
  137. ↑ "Oyonnax prop Antoine Guillamon resigns with Toulouse". Francebleu.fr (in French). 23 April 2015.
  138. ↑ "Racing Metro signed Toulouse and France flanker Yannick Nyanga". 20 Minutes.fr (in French). 14 October 2014.
  139. ↑ "Springbok scrum-half Jano Vermaak to become a Springbok". Rugga World. 19 February 2015.
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