Around 300 players from the Top 14 French rugby union league transferred before or during the 2020–21 season. The transfers listed below are confirmed and are either from or to a rugby union team during the previous 2019-20 season.
Agen
Players in Jean-Marcellin Buttin from Lyon Tapu Falatea from Castres Nathan Decron promoted from Academy Corentin Vernet from Toulon Camille Gerondeau from Castres Victor Moreaux from Castres Kevin Yaméogo from Lyon (season-long loan) Tevita Railevu from La Rochelle Yoan Cottin from Toulon (season-long loan) Noel Reid from Leicester Tigers Gabriel Ibitoye from Harlequins Paterika Vaivai from Toulouse Olympique
Players out Mickaël De Marco retired Alban Conduche to Dijon Leo Berdeu returned to Lyon Tom Murday to Toyota Industries Shuttles Kamliele Tufele to Montauban Benito Masilevu to Grenoble Jeronimo Negrotto to Nice Xavier Chauveau retired Adrian Motoc to Massy Gabriel Ibitoye to Montpellier Paul Ngauamo to Castres
Bayonne
Players in Asier Usarraga from Biarritz Gaëtan Germain from Grenoble Joe Ravouvou from New Zealand Sevens Sam Nixon from Bath John Ulugia from Clermont Hugh Pyle from Stade Francais Izaia Perese from Brisbane Broncos Alexandre Manukula from Toulouse (season-long loan) Konstantin Mikautadze from Montpellier Afa Amosa from Bordeaux
Players out Jose Ramon Ayerza to Montauban Callum Wilson to Biarritz Evrard Oulai Dion to Montauban Maxime Lamothe returned to Bordeaux Antoine Battut retired Julien Tisseron to Montpellier Maile Mamao to Rovigo Census Johnston retired Aretz Iguiniz retired Benjamin Collet to Valence Romans Emmanuel Saubusse to Mont-de-Marsan P. J. van Lill to Valence Romans Adam Jaulhac released Armandt Koster released Edwin Maka released
Bordeaux
Players in Joseph Dweba from Cheetahs Ben Lam from Hurricanes Nathaniel Hulleu from Grenoble Ben Tameifuna from Racing 92 Maxime Lamothe returned from Bayonne Guido Petti from Jaguares Pablo Uberti returned from Grenoble Bautista Delguy from Jaguares
Players out Adrien Pélissié to Clermont Semi Radradra to Bristol Bears Peni Ravai to Clermont Lucas Meret to Carcassonne Florian Dufour to Brive Blair Connor retired Masalosalo Tutaia released Nicolas Plazy to Beziers Seta Tamanivalu to Toshiba Brave Lupus Afa Amosa to Bayonne
Brive
Players in Wesley Douglas from Beziers Valentin Tirefort from La Rochelle Pietro Ceccarelli from Edinburgh Florian Dufour from Bordeaux Setariki Tuicuvu from Clermont Brandon Nansen from Dragons Stan South from Exeter Chiefs Daniel Brennan from Montpellier season-long loan Badri Alkhazashvili from Lyon season-long loan Lucas Paulos from Jaguares
Players out Johan Snyman retired François Da Ros to Biarritz James Johnston to Rouen Alex Dunbar released Franck Romanet released Rory Scholes released Richard Fourcade to Le Seyne Guillaume Namy to Narbonne Karlen Asieshvili to Rouen Jan Uys to Bulls Dan Malafosse released Alban Ramette to Aubenas
Castres
Players in Julius Nostadt from Aurillac Bastien Guillemin from Grenoble Santiago Arata from Peñarol Adrea Cocagi from Perpignan Stéphane Onambélé from Toulon Gaëtan Barlot from Colomiers Tyler Ardron from Chiefs Kevin Kornath from Montpellier Vilimoni Botitu from Fiji Sevens Ryno Pieterse from Bulls Pierre Huguet from Carcassonne Florent Vanverberghe from Toulon Osea Waqaninavatu from Fijian Drua Tom Staniforth from NSW Waratahs Paul Ngauamo from Agen
Players out Ludovic Radosavljevic to Provence Karena Wihongi retired Tapu Falatea to Agen Christophe Samson retired Kevin Gimeno to Biarritz Rodrigo Capo Ortega retired Camille Gerondeau to Agen Jody Jenneker to Valence Romans Morgan Phelipponneau to Vannes Victor Moreaux to Agen Julien Caminati to Montauban Paul Sauzaret to Bourg-en-Bresse Marc Clerc retired Taylor Paris to Oyonnax Paea Faʻanunu released Benjamin Lapeyre released Alex Tulou to Lyon Robert Ebersohn to Beziers Semi Kunatani released
Clermont
Players in Adrien Pélissié from Bordeaux Cristian Ojovan from Aurillac Sébastien Bézy from Toulouse Peni Ravai from Bordeaux Etienne Fourcade from Grenoble Kotaro Matsushima from Suntory Sungoliath Bastien Pourailly from Pau Tavite Veredamu from France Sevens (medical joker) Jean-Pascal Barraque from France Sevens Rory Jennings from Coventry
Players out Marc Palmier to Aurillac Davit Zirakashvili retired Donovan Taofifenua to Racing 92 John Ulugia to Bayonne Charlie Cassang to Oyonnax Mike Tadjer to Montauban Beka Kakabadze to Oyonnax Julien Ruaud to Grenoble Remy Grosso to Lyon Setariki Tuicuvu to Brive Isaia Toeava to Toulon Greig Laidlaw to NTT Communications Shining Arcs Nick Abendanon to Vannes Loni Uhila to La Rochelle George Merrick to Worcester Warriors Jake McIntyre to Western Force Sitaleki Timani to Western Force
La Rochelle
Players in Brice Dulin from Racing 92 Raymond Rhule from Grenoble Jules Le Bail from Vannes Dillyn Leyds from Stormers Will Skelton from Saracens Loni Uhila from Clermont Darren Sweetnam from Munster (short-term deal) Marcel van der Merwe from Bulls (short-term deal)
Players out Vincent Rattez to Montpellier Elliott Roudil to Pau Maxime Lafage to Bayonne Valentin Tirefort to Brive Brock James retired Alexi Balès to Toulouse Thomas Jolmes to Toulon Marc Andreu to La Seyne Brieuc Plessis-Couillard to Biarritz Jone Qovu to Niort Tevita Railevu to Agen Mike Corbel to Provence Sila Puafisi released Kini Murimurivalu to Leicester Tigers Jean-Charles Orioli to Grenoble
Lyon
Players in Colby Fainga'a from Connacht Joe Taufete'e from Worcester Warriors Leo Berdeu returned from Agen Mathieu Bastareaud from Rugby United New York Remy Grosso from Clermont Gillian Galan from Toulouse Izack Rodda from Queensland Reds Alex Tulou from Castres Temo Mayanavanua from Northland (season-long loan) Jordan Taufua from Leicester Tigers
Players out Julien Puricelli retired Jean-Marcellin Buttin to Agen Sam Hidalgo-Clyne to Exeter Chiefs Tanginoa Halaifonua to Grenoble Martial Rolland to Aurillac Liam Gill to NTT Communications Shining Arcs Carl Fearns to Rouen Hendrik Roodt retired Kevin Yaméogo to Agen (season-long loan) Alexis Palisson to Colomiers Badri Alkhazashvili to Brive (season-long loan) Patricio Fernández to Perpignan
Montpellier
Players in Vincent Rattez from La Rochelle Florian Verhaeghe from Toulouse Julien Tisseron from Bayonne Titi Lamositele from Saracens Enzo Forletta from Perpignan Alexandre Becognee from Mont-de-Marsan Mickaël Capelli from Grenoble Alex Lozowski from Saracens (season-long loan) Cobus Reinach from Northampton Saints Gabriel Ibitoye from Agen
Players out Julien Bardy retired Ronan Chambord to Langon Pierre Tournebize to Brive Timoci Nagusa to Grenoble Julien Le Devedec to Provence Nemani Nadolo to Leicester Tigers François Steyn to Cheetahs Kevin Kornath to Castres Kahn Fotuali'i retired Enzo Sanga to Valence Romans Lucas de Conninick to Provence Valentin Seille to Dijon Konstantin Mikautadze to Bayonne Benjamin Fall to Oyonnax Daniel Brennan to Brive season-long loan
Pau
Players in Elliott Roudil from La Rochelle Aminiasi Tuimaba from Fiji Sevens Tumua Manu from Chiefs Matt Philip from Melbourne Rebels Mike Harris from Toshiba Brave Lupus Hugo Bonneval from Toulon Steve Cummins from Scarlets (medical joker) Maks van Dyk from Exeter Chiefs (short-term deal) Elton Jantjies from Lions (short-term deal)
Players out Benson Stanley to Montauban Mathias Colombet to France Sevens Bastien Pourailly to Clermont Dominiko Waqaniburotu released Colin Slade to Mitsubishi Dynaboars Pierre Nueno to Narbonne Ben Smith to Kobelco Steelers Tom Taylor to Toshiba Brave Lupus Marvin Lestremau to Auch
Racing 92
Players in Donovan Taofifenua from Clermont Kurtley Beale from NSW Waratahs Luke Jones from Melbourne Rebels Emiliano Boffelli from Jaguares Gaël Fickou from Stade Français
Players out Johnny Dyer to Biarritz Brice Dulin to La Rochelle Issam Hamel to Nevers Vasil Kakovin to Stade Francais Ben Volavola to Perpignan Ben Tameifuna to Bordeaux Ewan Johnson to Vannes
Stade Français
Players in Vasil Kakovin from Racing 92 Marcos Kremer from Jaguares Gerbrandt Grobler from Gloucester Telusa Veainu from Leicester Tigers Dylan Smith from Lions
Players out Julien Arias retired Remi Bonfils retired Hugh Pyle to Bayonne Thierry Futeu to Carcassonne Joketani Koroi to Nice Lionel Mapoe to Nice Alexis Palisson to Colomiers Sione Anga'aellangi released Ruan Combrinck released Clément Daguin released Gaël Fickou to Racing 92
Toulon
Players in Thomas Jolmes from La Rochelle Jeremy Boyadjis from Rennes Isaia Toeava from Clermont Harrison Obatoyinbo from Ealing Trailfinders Ma'a Nonu from San Diego Legion (season-long loan) Adrien Warion from Provence Levi Douglas from Wasps (short-term deal)
Players out Stéphane Onambélé to Castres Corentin Vernet to Agen Mamuka Gorgodze retired Marcel van der Merwe to Bulls Mathieu Smaili to Mont-de-Marsan Nehe Milner-Skudder to Highlanders Florent Vanverberghe to Castres Yoan Cottin to Agen (season-long loan) Makalea Foliaki to Cognac Hugo Bonneval to Pau Liam Messam to Waikato Julian Savea to Hurricanes Bryce Heem to Blues
Toulouse
Players in Alexi Balès from La Rochelle Richie Arnold from Yamaha Júbilo Thibaud Flament from Wasps Juan Cruz Mallía from Jaguares Santiago Chocobares from Jaguares XV
Players out Sébastien Bézy to Clermont Florian Verhaeghe to Montpellier Théo Belan to Provence Richie Gray to Glasgow Warriors Carl Axtens to Provence Pierre Pagès to Vannes Gillian Galan to Lyon Alexandre Manukula to Bayonne (season-long loan) Tristan Tedder to Béziers (season-long loan) Maxime Mermoz retired
See also List of 2020–21 Premiership Rugby transfers List of 2020–21 Pro14 transfers List of 2020–21 Super Rugby transfers List of 2020–21 RFU Championship transfers List of 2020–21 Major League Rugby transfers
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