This is a list of player transfers involving RFU Championship teams before or during the 2021–22 season. The list is of deals that are confirmed and are either from or to a rugby union team in the Championship during the 2020–21 season. It is not unknown for confirmed deals to be cancelled at a later date. On 20 June, Saracens were promoted to Premiership Rugby for the 2021–22 season after defeating Ealing Trailfinders in the promotion playoff. No team is relegated from the Premiership this season due to an increase in the number of teams in the Premiership for 2021–22. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there was also no National League 1 in 2020–21, so no sides are relegated/promoted to or from the division.
Ampthill
Players In Henry Trinder from Vannes Zac Nearchou from Wasps (season-long loan) Theo Vukašinović from Wasps (season-long loan) Tom Hudson from Gloucester Ewan Fenley from Ealing Trailfinders (season-long loan) Harry Seward from Ealing Trailfinders (season-long loan) Harry Jarvis promoted from Academy Jack Dickinson from Loughborough Students Billy Harding from Graulhet Ben Cambriani from Ospreys Cai Devine from Wales Sevens Reece Dunn from Gloucester (season-long loan) Joe Goodchild from Dragons Paddy Ryan from Cornish Pirates Josh Skelcey from Plymouth Albion Joe-Luca Smith from London Scottish Harri Morgan from Ospreys (short-term loan)
Players Out Syd Blackmore to Cornish Pirates James Flynn to Jersey Reds Alex Humfrey to Jersey Reds Will Brown to Jersey Reds Sam Hudson to Doncaster Knights Jeremy To'a to Plymouth Albion Corey Lewis to Cambridge Craig Duncan to Richmond Kieran Frost to Cambridge Louis Grimoldby to Bedford Blues Suvwe Obano to Nottingham Sam Baker to London Scottish David Halaifonua to London Scottish Matt Marsh to Nottingham Henry Trinder to Dallas Jackals
Bedford Blues
Players In Tui Uru from Northampton Saints Josh Pieterse from Ealing Trailfinders Bailey Ransom from Newcastle Falcons Alex Woolford from Coventry Will Biggs from Birmingham Moseley Ollie Stedman from Doncaster Knights Osman Dimen from Leicester Tigers Joey Conway from UL Bohemians Alex Day from Saracens Luke Frost from Nottingham Dean Adamson from Rouen Jack Hughes from Northampton Saints (short-term deal) Robin Williams from RGC 1404 Louis Grimoldby from Ampthill Frank Kelly from Luctonians Jake Garside from Northampton Saints (short-term loan) Oisín Heffernan from Northampton Saints (short-term loan) Emmanuel Iyogun from Northampton Saints (short-term loan) Jamie Elliott from Zebre Parma
Players Out Seán McCarthy retired Elijah Niko to Aurillac Oli Curry retired Henry Paul to Doncaster Knights Joe Wrafter to Doncaster Knights Joe Green to Cambridge Will Carrick-Smith to Richmond James Lennon to Richmond
Cornish Pirates
Players In Arwel Robson from Dragons Ruaridh Dawson unattached Tom Kessell from Bristol Bears Joe Elderkin from Exeter University Will Gibson from Cardiff Metropolitan University Ed Scragg from Dragons Carwyn Penny from Dragons Syd Blackmore from Ampthill Callum Sirker from Wasps Bear Williams from Rosslyn Park Caleb Montgomery from Worcester Warriors (season-long loan) James Benjamin from Dragons (short-term loan) Garyn Phillips from Ospreys (short-term loan)
Players Out Dan Frost to Wasps Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier to Hartpury University Rhodri Davies released Craig Mitchell retired Will Cargill to Sandbach Harry Davey to Doncaster Knights Maliq Holden to Doncaster Knights Fa'atiga Lemalu to Manawatu Paddy Ryan to Ampthill Tom Cowan-Dickie to Leicester Tigers (short-term loan)
Coventry
Players In Josh Bainbridge from Jersey Reds Joe Jones from Doncaster Knights Jonathan Kpoku from Saracens Sam Aspland-Robinson from Leicester Tigers (season-long loan) Tom Griffiths from Dragons (season-long loan) Joe Snow from Exeter Chiefs Dan Richardson from Leicester Tigers (short-term loan) Dan Babos from Dragons (short-term loan)
Players Out Ben Nutley retired Alex Woolford to Bedford Blues Alex Gibson to London Scottish Sam McNulty to Birmingham Moseley Keston Lines to Chinnor Kalius Hutchinson to Birmingham Moseley Henry Clement to Plymouth Albion Andrew Bulumakau to Birmingham Moseley
Doncaster Knights
Players In Guido Volpi from Ospreys Connor Edwards from Dragons Alex Dolly from Nottingham Harry Davey from Cornish Pirates Maliq Holden from Cornish Pirates Henry Paul from Bedford Blues Joe Wrafter from Bedford Blues George Oram from Richmond Josh Peters from Dijon Joe Margetts from Ayrshire Bulls Fraser Strachan from Ealing Trailfinders Joe Green from Leeds Tykes Sam Hudson from Ampthill Danny Drake from Scarlets Ronan McCusker from New England Free Jacks George Edgson from Jersey Reds Ben Murphy from Cardiff Thom Smith from Leicester Tigers
Players Out Robin Hislop to Wasps Jerry Sexton to Bourgoin-Jallieu James Mitchell to Jersey Reds Joe Jones to Coventry Will Britton to Gloucester Ollie Stedman to Bedford Blues Matt Challinor to Rotherham Titans Charlie Foley to Hartpury University Ben Hunter released Conor Joyce released Sam Pocklington to Rotherham Titans Matt Smith to Rotherham Titans Harry Strong released James Newey to Blackheath Howard Packman to Blackheath James Kane to Richmond
Ealing Trailfinders
Players In Reuben Bird-Tulloch from Northampton Saints Cian Kelleher from Leinster Gary Porter from Ikey Tigers Jack Digby from Eastern Suburbs Stephen Kerins from Connacht James Little from North Harbour Jimmy Roots from North Harbour Bill Johnston from Ulster Tadgh McElroy from Bristol Bears Jan-Henning Campher from Lions Len Massyn from Lions Dylan Smith from Stade Français Jared Rees from Paarl Boys' High School
Players Out Elliot Millar-Mills to Wasps Johannes Jonker to Bath Kieran Murphy retired Guy Thompson to Jersey Reds Nathan Fowles released Josh Pieterse to Bedford Blues Robert Beattie to Ayrshire Bulls Abongile Nonkontwana to Bourgoin-Jallieu Fraser Strachan to Doncaster Knights Dean Hammond to Chinnor Jack Tovey to Hartpury University Oli Robinson to Hartpury University Ben West to London Welsh Jack Rouse to Richmond Ewan Fenley to Ampthill (season-long loan) Harry Seward to Ampthill (season-long loan) Levi Davis to Birmingham Moseley Michael van Vuuren to Chinnor Tadgh McElroy to London Irish (season-long loan) Arun Watkins to Richmond Dylan Smith to Bulls
Hartpury University
Players In Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier from Cornish Pirates Tommy Mathews from Northampton Saints Conor Maguire from Gloucester Xavier Hastings from Bath Jack Tovey from Ealing Trailfinders Charlie Foley from Doncaster Knights Oli Robinson from Ealing Trailfinders Harry Short promoted from Academy Ollie Adkins from Gloucester (season-long loan) Josh Gray from Gloucester (season-long loan) Joe Howard from Gloucester (season-long loan) Ethan Hunt from Gloucester (season-long loan) Matty Jones from Gloucester (season-long loan) Cameron Jordan from Gloucester (season-long loan) Toby Venner from Gloucester (season-long loan) Peter McCabe from Bristol Bears
Players Out Seb Nagle-Taylor to Gloucester Ervin Muric to Suresnes Jack Johnson to Worcester Warriors Nick Selway to London Scottish Max Clementson to Chinnor Will Safe to Birmingham Moseley Ehize Ehizode to London Scottish Angus Southon to London Scottish Cam Roberts to Esher Tommy Mathews to Wasps (short-term deal) Ashley Challenger to Bristol Bears Toby Venner to Bristol Bears (short-term loan)
Jersey Reds
Players In Scott van Breda from Worcester Warriors Guy Thompson from Ealing Trailfinders James Flynn from Ampthill Alex Humfrey from Ampthill Wesley White unattached Will Brown from Ampthill Jordan Holgate from Slava Moscow Will Lane from Loughborough Students James Mitchell from Doncaster Knights Ryan Olowofela from Northampton Saints Harry Simmons from Leicester Tigers (season-long loan) Huw Owen from Pontypridd Max Ayling from Dragons Steven Longwell from Old Glory DC Luke Yendle from Dragons (short-term loan) Tom Pittman from Boroughmuir Bears Ioan Davies from Dragons (short-term loan) Alun Lawrence from Cardiff (season-long loan)
Players Out Lesley Klim released Apakuki Ma'afu retired George Spencer released Tom Williams retired Dan Richardson to Leicester Tigers Josh Bainbridge to Coventry Ziana Alexis to Cambridge Rory Bartle to Cardiff Ollie Dawe to Rosslyn Park George Edgson to Doncaster Knights Ciaran Parker to London Irish
London Scottish
Players In Rory Hughes unattached Alex Gibson from Coventry Maurice Nwakor from Rosslyn Park Tom Petty unattached Will Routledge from Leeds Beckett University Nick Selway from Hartpury University Mark Cooke from Blackheath Laurence May from Chinnor Dan Nutton from Edinburgh Tom Baldwin from Blackheath Edoardo Bolacco from Old Elthamians Morgan Dawes from Birmingham Moseley Ehize Ehizode from Hartpury University Cameron King from Cardiff Metropolitan University Angus Southon from Hartpury University James Tyas from Chinnor Sam Baker from Ampthill Ben Charnock from University of Warwick Josh Drauniniu from Albi Leo Fielding from Blackheath David Halaifonua from Ampthill Aaron Purewal from Richmond
Players Out Ollie Adams released Jordan Brodley released Phil Cringle released Ryan Eveleigh released Jason Worrall to Chinnor Nodar Tcheishvili to The Black Lion Sam Yawayawa to Chinnor Fred Tuilagi to Chinnor Toby Freeman to Tonbridge Juddians Luke Carter to Chinnor Jacob Perry released Ryan Crowley to Chinnor Harry Morley to Cambridge Shek Sheriff to Plymouth Albion Mark Bright to Richmond Miles Wakeling to Richmond Matthew Davies released Matt Eliet released Joe-Luca Smith to Ampthill
Nottingham
Players In Storm Hanekom from Dragons Suvwe Obano from Ampthill Joe Browning from Leicester Tigers (season-long loan) Lewis Chessum from Leicester Tigers (season-long loan) Jacob Cusick from Leicester Tigers (season-long loan) Sam Edwards from Leicester Tigers (season-long loan) Tim Hoyt from Leicester Tigers (season-long loan) Archie Vanes from Leicester Tigers (season-long loan) Elliot Creed from Birmingham Moseley Elliot Bale from Châteaurenard Morgan Bunting from Rotherham Titans Matt Marsh from Ampthill
Players Out Alex Dolly to Doncaster Knights Luke Frost to Bedford Blues Willie Ryan to Chinnor Tom Benjamin to Birmingham Moseley Ben Brownlie to Cambridge Alex Crocker to Richmond
Richmond
Players In Ethan Benson from Saracens Mark Bright from London Scottish Alex Burrage from University of Bath Jared Cardew from University of Exeter Will Carrick-Smith from Bedford Blues Alex Crocker from Nottingham Craig Duncan from Ampthill Tom Ffitch from Loughborough Students Cameron Gray from Chinnor James Hadfield from University of Bath Will Homer from Scarlets Owain James from Wasps James Lennon from Bedford Blues Zuriel Makele from University of Nottingham Edward Morgan from Nottingham Trent University Ntinga Mpiko from Lansdowne Jack Rouse from Ealing Trailfinders Miles Wakeling from London Scottish James Kane from Doncaster Knights Arun Watkins from Ealing Trailfinders
Players Out Alex Bibic retired Rob Kirby retired Jesse Liston retired Tom Pashley retired George Oram to Doncaster Knights Aaron Purewal to London Scottish
See also List of 2021–22 Premiership Rugby transfers List of 2021–22 United Rugby Championship transfers List of 2021–22 Super Rugby transfers List of 2021–22 Top 14 transfers List of 2021–22 Rugby Pro D2 transfers List of 2021–22 Major League Rugby transfers
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