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.
Bayonne
Players In Evrard Dion Oulai from US Carcassonne Ben Broster from Biarritz Olympique Emmanuel Saubusse from Mont-de-Marsan Manu Leiataua from Aurillac Raphaël Lagarde from Albi Jérôme Schuster from Tarbes Adam Jaulhac from Bordeaux Begles Jean-Blaise Lespinasse from Bordeaux Begles Felix Le Bourhis from Bordeaux Begles Tom Donnelly from Montpellier Johnnie Beattie from Castres Olympique Tanerau Latimer from Blues Davit Khinchagishvili from Racing 92 Lorenzo Cittadini from Wasps
Players Out Pierre Sayerse to US Montauban Simon Courcoul to RC Narbonne
Bordeaux
Players In Julien Audy from La Rochelle Ian Madigan from Leinster Vadim Cobilas from Sale Sharks Luke Jones from Melbourne Rebels Marc Clerc from Oyonnax Geoffrey Cros from Tarbes Johan Aliouat from US Carcassonne Josaia Vakacegu from Béziers Kobus van Wyk from Tom Palmer from Benetton Treviso
Players Out Francisco Gomez Kodela to Lyon Julien Le Devedec to CA Brive Sofiane Guitoune to Toulouse Xerom Civil to Albi Lucas Blanc to Albi Patrick Toetu to CA Brive Heini Adams retired Matthew Clarkin retired Charles Brousse to Provence Sekope Kepu to NSW Waratahs Pierre Bernard to Toulon Adam Jaulhac to Bayonne Jean-Blaise Lespinasse to Bayonne Felix Le Bourhis to Bayonne
Brive
Players In Julien Le Devedec from Bordeaux Begles Vasil Lobzhanidze from RC Armazi Tbilisi Patrick Toetu from Bordeaux Begles Soso Bekoshvili from Chambéry Benjamin Lapeyre from La Rochelle Seremaia Burotu from Biarritz Olympique Vivien Devisme from Soyaux Angoulême
Players Out Anderson Neisen to Limoges Yusuf Tuncer to Albi Hugues Briatte to Nevers Victor Lebas to Soyaux Angoulême Goderdzi Shvelidze retired Anton Peikrishvili to Ulster
Castres
Players In Loic Jacquet from Clermont Auvergne Daniel Kotze from Clermont Auvergne Jody Jenneker from Oyonnax Damien Tussac from US Montauban Tudor Stroe from Tarbes Afusipa Taumoepeau from Albi Robert Ebersohn from Montpellier Maama Vaipulu from Chiefs Steve Mafi from Western Force Horacio Agulla from Bath Rugby Pierre Berard from Montpellier Maxime Javaux from Racing 92 Thibault Lasselle from Toulon
Players Out Richie Gray to Toulouse Remi Lamerat to Clermont Auvergne Piula Faʻasalele to Toulouse Vlad Nistor to Albi Karena Wihongi to Lyon Benjamin Desroches to Albi Rudi Wulf to Lyon Ibrahim Diarra to Pau Johnnie Beattie to Bayonne Daniel Kirkpatrick to Albi Mathieu Bonello retired Yannick Forestier retired Romain Cabannes retired Sitiveni Sivivatu retired
Clermont
Players In Sitaleki Timani from Montpellier Remi Lamerat from Castres Olympique Isaia Toeava from Kubota Spears Aaron Jarvis from Ospreys
Players Out Jonathan Davies to Scarlets Brock James to La Rochelle Loic Jacquet to Castres Olympique Daniel Kotze to Castres Olympique Jamie Cudmore to Oyonnax Pellow van der Westhuizen to US Montauban
Grenoble
Players In David Mélé from Toulouse Sisa Waqa from Canberra Raiders Aly Muldowney from Connacht
Players Out Jackson Willison to Worcester Warriors Robinson Caire to Biarritz Olympique Daniel Kilioni to US Carcassonne Kevin Goze to Bourgoin
La Rochelle
Players In Vincent Rattez from RC Narbonne Brock James from Clermont Auvergne Alexis Balès from Agen Victor Vito from Hurricanes Dany Priso from Stade Francais Jérémie Maurouard from Oyonnax Mohamed Boughanmi from Toulon Steeve Barry from France Sevens Arthur Retière from Racing 92 Paul Jordaan from Sharks
Players Out Julien Audy to Bordeaux Begles David Roumieu to Biarritz Olympique Thomas Synaeghel to Biarritz Olympique Fabien Fortassin to Biarritz Olympique Benjamin Lapeyre to CA Brive Gagi Bazadze to Montpellier Malietoa Hingano to Honda Heat Benjamin Geledan to Oyonnax Francois Herry to Nevers Alipate Ratini to Stade Francais Alofa Alofa to Harlequins
Lyon
Players In Alexandre Menini from Toulon Francisco Gomez Kodela from Bordeaux Begles Karena Wihongi from Castres Olympique Stéphane Clément from Biarritz Olympique Mickaël Ivaldi from Montpellier Maselino Paulino from Scarlets Josh Bekhuis from Blues Franco Mostert from Lions Félix Lambey from Béziers Virgile Bruni from Toulon Frédéric Michalak from Toulon Mike Harris from Melbourne Rebels Théo Belan from Toulon Delon Armitage from Toulon Rudi Wulf from Castres Olympique Curtis Browning from Queensland Reds BJ Botha from Munster
Players Out Karim Kouider to Béziers Waisale Sukanaveita to US Montauban Steevy Cerqueira to Béziers Didier Tison to RC Narbonne Hoani Tui to Oyonnax Jean Baptiste Singer to Biarritz Olympique Damien Fitzpatrick to NSW Waratahs Wian du Preez retired Eugene N'Zi to Nevers Jérémy Gondrand to Oyonnax Jean-Philippe Bonrepaux retired Karim Ghezal retired Kendrick Lynn retired
Montpellier
Players In Alexandre Dumoulin from Racing 92 Nemani Nadolo from Crusaders Konstantin Mikautadze from Toulon Gagi Bazadze from La Rochelle Grégory Fichten from RC Narbonne Antoine Guillamon from Oyonnax Joffrey Michel from USA Perpignan Vincent Martin from Oyonnax Ben Botica from Harlequins Henry Immelman from Free State Cheetahs Nico Janse van Rensburg from Bulls Joe Tomane from Brumbies Shalva Mamukashvili from Glasgow Warriors Romain Ruffenach from Biarritz Olympique
Players Out Sitaleki Timani to Clermont Auvergne Mickael Ivaldi to Lyon François Trinh-Duc to Toulon Nicolas Mas retired Ilian Perraux to Albi Pat Cilliers to Leicester Tigers Ben Mowen to Pau Robert Ebersohn to Castres Olympique Martin Devergie to US Colomiers Oleg Ishchenko to US Colomiers Tom Donnelly to Bayonne Pierre Berard to Castres Olympique Thibaut Privat to Lyon Anthony Tuitavake to Racing 92 Anthony Floch retired
Pau
Players In Masalosalo Tutaia from Mont-de-Marsan Ben Mowen from Montpellier Julien Tomas from Stade Francais Ibrahim Diarra from Castres Olympique Fabrice Metz from Oyonnax Pierrick Gunther from Oyonnax Malik Hamadache from Albi Steffon Armitage from Toulon Tom Taylor from Toulon Jamie Mackintosh from Ohio Aviators
Players Out Mathieu Acebes to USA Perpignan Samuel Marques to Toulouse Giorgi Natsarashvili to US Carcassonne Elijah Niko to Béziers Josefa Domolailai to US Carcassonne Vincent Campo retired Jean Bouilhou retired Damien Traille retired Baptiste Bonnet retired Sireli Bobo to RC Strasbourg Marika Vunibaka Jr released
Racing
Players In Leone Nakarawa from Glasgow Warriors Viliamu Afatia from Agen Anthony Tuitavake from Montpellier Ali Williams unattached Gerbrandt Grobler unattached
Players Out Alexandre Dumoulin to Montpellier Luke Charteris to Bath Rugby Arthur Retière to La Rochelle Luc Barba to Oyonnax Mike Phillips to Sale Sharks Maxime Javaux to Castres Olympique Juandré Kruger to Toulon Davit Khinchagishvili to Bayonne Johan Goosen retired Martin Castrogiovanni retired
Stade Français
Players In Alipate Ratini from La Rochelle
Players Out Dany Priso to La Rochelle Julien Tomas to Pau
Toulon
Players In François Trinh-Duc from Montpellier Liam Gill from Queensland Reds Marcel van der Merwe from Bulls Laurent Delboubes from Oyonnax Vincent Clerc from Toulouse Pierre Bernard from Bordeaux Begles Ayumu Goromaru from Queensland Reds Aidon Davis from Southern Kings Juandré Kruger from Racing 92
Players Out Theo Belan to Lyon Konstantin Mikautadze to Montpellier Paul O'Connell retired Lachlan Turner to Exeter Chiefs Alexandre Menini to Lyon Virgile Bruni to Lyon Delon Armitage to Lyon Mohamed Boughanmi to La Rochelle UJ Seuteni to Oyonnax Frédéric Michalak to Lyon Steffon Armitage to Pau Thibault Lasselle to Castres Olympique Tom Taylor to Pau Quade Cooper to Queensland Reds
Toulouse
Players In Richie Gray from Castres Olympique Sofiane Guitoune from Bordeaux Begles Leonardo Ghiraldini from Leicester Tigers Piula Faʻasalele from Castres Olympique Samuel Marques from Pau Maks van Dyk from Cheetahs
Players Out Louis Picamoles to Northampton Saints David Mélé to Grenoble Corey Flynn to Glasgow Warriors Romain Millo-Chluski to USA Perpignan Thomas Ramos to US Colomiers Clément Poitrenaud to Imanol Harinordoquy retired Vincent Clerc to Toulon Timoci Matanavou to USA Perpignan
See also List of 2016–17 Premiership Rugby transfers List of 2016–17 Pro12 transfers List of 2016–17 RFU Championship transfers List of 2016–17 Super Rugby transfers
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