This is a list of player transfers involving Top 14 teams before or during the 2025–26 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 2024–25 season. It is not unknown for confirmed deals to be cancelled at a later date.
On 8 June 2024, Montauban defeated Grenoble 24-19 to win the 2024–25 Rugby Pro D2 season to be promoted to the Top 14 for the 2025–26 season. Whilst Vannes are relegated to the Pro D2 for the 2025–26 season.
Bayonne
Players In Herschel Jantjies from Stormers Ignacio Calles from Pau Alexandre Fischer from Clermont Ewan Johnson from Oyonnax Rob Leota from NSW Waratahs Emerick Setiano from Toulon Gareth Anscombe from Gloucester Marco Fepulea'i from Colomiers
Players Out Nadir Megdoud to Grenoble Xan Mousques to Bordeaux Denis Marchois to Agen Camille Lopez (retired) Aurélien Callandret to Grenoble Pieter Scholtz to Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars Uzair Cassiem to Oyonnax Martin Villar to Oyonnax Gaëtan Germain (retired) Rémi Bourdeau to Biarritz Guillaume Rouet to Nissa Veikoso Poloniati to Moana Pasifika
Bordeaux
Players In Louis Mary from Dax Xan Mousques from Bayonne Martin Page-Relo from Lyon Jean-Luc du Preez from Sale Sharks Cameron Woki from Racing 92 Salesi Rayasi from Vannes Gaëtan Barlot from Castres Boris Palu from Racing 92
Players Out Nans Ducuing (retired) Guido Petti to Harlequins Pete Samu to NSW Waratahs Romain Latterade to Provence Mahamadou Diaby to Perpignan Ben Tapuai to Brive Enzo Reybier to Oyonnax Tevita Tatafu to Tokyo Sungoliath Mateo Garcia to Toulon Alexandre Ricard to Brive Yann Lesgourgues to Biarritz Jon Echegaray to Montpellier
Castres
Players In Teddy Durand from Oyonnax Veresa Ramotoabua from Oyonnax Vuate Karawalevu from Fijian Drua Adam Vargas from Valence Romans Enzo Hervé from Toulon
Players Out Gaëtan Barlot to Bordeaux Joris Dupont to Mont-de-Marsan Antoine Zeghdar to France Sevens Izaiha Moore-Aiono to Valence Romans Yann Peysson to Brive Luka Matkava to Oyonnax Julien Dumora (retired) Adrien Seguret to La Rochelle
Clermont
Players In Harry Plummer from Blues Pio Muarua from Grenoble Alivereti Loaloa from Nevers Lucas Zamora from Soyaux Angoulême Tevita Ratuva from Brive Selevasio Tolofua from Toulon Seilala Lam from Perpignan
Players Out Peceli Yato to Perpignan Fritz Lee (retired) Alexandre Fischer to Bayonne Enzo Sanga (retired) Anthony Belleau to Northampton Saints Oskar Rixen to Nevers Théo Giral to Colomiers Jules Bousquet to Nevers Samuel M'Foudi to Céret Folau Fainga'a to NSW Waratahs Michael Alaalatoa to Munster
La Rochelle
Players In Nolann Le Garrec from Racing 92 Davit Niniashvili from Lyon Ugo Pacome from Colomiers Semi Lagivala from Mont-de-Marsan Adrien Seguret from Castres Andy Timo from Stade Francais Watisoni Waqanisaravi from RC Kazbegi
Players Out Georges-Henri Colombe to Toulouse Teddy Thomas to Toulouse Brice Dulin (retired) Romain Lamit to Bourg-en-Bresse Tawera Kerr-Barlow to Stade Francais Thierry Paiva to Stade Francais Mathis Brunet to Stade Niortais Uini Atonio (retired)
Lyon
Players In Sam Simmonds from Montpellier Mathis Sarragallet from Grenoble Gabin Lorre from Béziers Thomas Moukoro from Vannes Iosefo Masi from Fijian Drua Jiuta Wainiqolo from Toulon Janse Roux from Colomiers
Players Out Yanis Charcosset to Brive Davit Niniashvili to La Rochelle Martin Page-Relo to Bordeaux Sam Matavesi to Camborne Sébastien Taofifénua to Provence Semi Radradra to Shizuoka Blue Revs Alban Roussel to Oyonnax Pierre-Samuel Pacheco to Oyonnax Wayan de Benedittis to Vannes Valentin Simutoga to Montauban Tomás Lavanini to Highlanders
Montauban
Players In Vaea Fifita from Scarlets Nafi Ma'afu from Biarritz Nugzar Somkhishvili from Chambéry Valentin Simutoga from Lyon Gibson Popoali'i from Counties Manukau Sione Mafileo from Moana Pasifika
Players Out Tietie Tuimauga to Saracens Mirian Burduli to Aurillac Seva Galala to Stade Niortais Kévin Gimeno (retired) Malino Vanai (retired) Dimitri Vaotoa (retired)
Montpellier
Players In Langi Gleeson from NSW Waratahs Ricky Riccitelli from Blues Tom Banks from Mie Honda Heat Justo Piccardo from Pampas XV Adam Beard from Ospreys Lennox Anyanwu from Harlequins Ali Price from Edinburgh Donovan Taofifénua from Racing 92 Jon Echegaray from Bordeaux Mahamadou Diaby from Perpignan
Players Out Sam Simmonds to Lyon Nico Janse van Rensburg to Bulls Jan Serfontein to Bulls Cobus Reinach to Stormers Anthony Bouthier to Vannes Pierre Lucas to Provence Nicolas Martins to Colomiers Kilian Bakour to Bourg-en-Bresse Vano Karkadze to Oyonnax George Bridge to Western Force Julien Tisseron to Brive Martin Doan (retired) Paul Willemse (retired) Hugo Reus to Perpignan
Pau
Players In Facundo Isa from Toulon Thomas Laclayat from Racing 92 Julian Montoya from Leicester Tigers
Players Out Ignacio Calles to Bayonne Eliott Roudil to Vannes Harry Williams to Harlequins Dan Jooste to Narbonne Romain Ruffenach to Grenoble Lekima Tagitagivalu to Racing 92
Perpignan
Players In Tristan Tedder from Racing 92 Sama Malolo from Moana Pasifika Peceli Yato from Clermont Jamie Ritchie from Edinburgh Mattéo Le Corvec from Toulon Duncan Paia'aua from Toulon Mahamadou Diaby from Bordeaux Jordan Petaia from Los Angeles Chargers (American Football) Benjamin Urdapilleta (unattached) Hugo Reus from Montpellier
Players Out So'otala Fa'aso'o to Benetton Alessandro Ortombina to Zebre Parma Marvin Orie to Sharks Alan Brazo (retired) Jean-Pascal Barraque to Nissa Tristan Labouteley to Grenoble (season-long loan) Apisai Naqalevu to Narbonne Lucas Bachelier to Narbonne Louis Dupichot to Agen Seilala Lam to Clermont Mahamadou Diaby to Montpellier
Racing 92
Players In Léo Carbonneau from Brive Selestino Ravutaumada from Fijian Drua Jonny Hill from Sale Sharks Wilfred Hulleu from Grenoble Nathan Hughes from Urayasu D-Rocks Taniela Tupou from NSW Waratahs Gerónimo Prisciantelli from Zebre Parma Joey Manu from Toyota Verblitz Thomas Lainault from Grenoble Lekima Tagitagivalu from Pau Ugo Seunes from Aurillac
Players Out Tristan Tedder to Perpignan Nolann Le Garrec to La Rochelle Clovis Le Bail to Toulon Henry Arundell to Bath Thomas Laclayat to Pau Paul Leraître to France Sevens Owen Farrell to Saracens Dan Lancaster to Glasgow Warriors Cameron Woki to Bordeaux Henry Chavancy (retired) Donovan Taofifénua to Montpellier Lee-Marvin Mazibuko to Sharks Boris Palu to Bordeaux Hacjivah Dayimani to Stormers
Stade Français
Players In Tawera Kerr-Barlow from La Rochelle Thierry Paiva from La Rochelle Tani Vili from Vannes Iakopo Mapu from Northampton Saints Jack Iscaro from Old Glory DC
Players Out Luka Petriashvili to Nevers Raffaele Storti to Grenoble JJ van der Mescht to Northampton Saints Francisco Gomez Kodela (retired) Andy Timo to La Rochelle Brad Weber to Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars
Toulon
Players In Clovis Le Bail from Racing 92 Ignacio Brex from Benetton Mathis Ferté from Brive Nikoloz Narmania from Biarritz Zach Mercer from Gloucester Mateo Garcia from Bordeaux Giorgi Javakhia from Grenoble Tomás Albornoz from Benetton
Players Out Leicester Fainga'anuku to Crusaders Facundo Isa to Pau Jules Danglot to Colomiers Mattéo Le Corvec to Perpignan Jiuta Wainiqolo to Lyon Emerick Setiano to Bayonne Dan Biggar (retired) Duncan Paia'aua to Perpignan Selevasio Tolofua to Clermont Pablo Patilla to Carcassonne Enzo Hervé to Castres Mickaël Ivaldi (retired) Nikoloz Narmania to Carcassonne
Toulouse
Players In Georges-Henri Colombe from La Rochelle Teddy Thomas from La Rochelle
Players Out Hugo Reilhès to Brive Nepo Laulala to Gloucester Setareki Bituniyata to Provence Richie Arnold to Soyaux Angoulême Alban Placines to Biarritz Mathieu Galtier to Albi Pita Ahki to Blues
See also List of 2025–26 Premiership Rugby transfers List of 2025–26 United Rugby Championship transfers List of 2025–26 Super Rugby transfers List of 2025–26 Champ Rugby transfers List of 2025–26 Rugby Pro D2 transfers List of 2025–26 Major League Rugby transfers
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