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List of 2016–17 Top 14 transfers

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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.[1]

Bayonne

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Bordeaux

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Brive

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Castres

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Clermont

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Grenoble

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La Rochelle

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Lyon

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Montpellier

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Pau

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Racing

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Stade Français

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Toulon

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Toulouse

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See also

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References

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  49. ^ "Castres sign Albi utility back Afusipa Taumoepeau". Ladepeche.fr (in French). 11 February 2016.
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  51. ^ "Castres sign Chiefs loose-forward Maama Vaipulu and Tonga flanker Steve Mafi". Planet Rugby. 10 May 2016.
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  56. ^ a b "Toulouse sign Samoa and Castres flanker Piula Fa'asalele". Ladepeche.fr (in French). 20 January 2016.
  57. ^ "Albi sign Romanian international winger Vlad Nistor from Castres Olympique". Agerpres.ro (in Romanian). 3 March 2016.
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  59. ^ "Albi sign Castres Olympique lock Benjamin Desroches". Le Club Rugby (in French). 8 April 2016.
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  61. ^ a b "Pau sign former France and Castres flanker Ibrahim Diarra". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 12 May 2016.
  62. ^ "Bayonne sign Scotland flanker Johnnie Beattie from Castres Olympique". Rugby 365. 14 June 2016.
  63. ^ "Castres Olympique fly-half Daniel Kirkpatrick signs for Albi next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 16 June 2016.
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  65. ^ "Castres Olympique centre Romain Cabannes announces retirement with immediate effect". Planet Rugby. 19 July 2016.
  66. ^ "Castres : Sitiveni Sivivatu prend sa retraite et arrive dans le staff". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  67. ^ "Clermont Auvergne sign former Wallabies second-row Sitaleki Timani from Montpellier". Leequipe.fr (in French). 1 December 2015.
  68. ^ "Clermont Auvergne sign former All-Black fullback Isaia Toeava". Planet Rugby. 1 February 2016.
  69. ^ "Wales prop Aaron Jarvis quits Ospreys for Clermont Auvergne next season". Sky Sports. 4 March 2016.
  70. ^ "Wales centre Jonathan Davies rejoins Scarlets from Clermont Auvergne". BBC Sport. 13 November 2015.
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  72. ^ "Oyonnax sign veteran Canada second-row Jamie Cudmore from Clermont Auvergne". Planet Rugby. 15 March 2016.
  73. ^ a b "Grenoble recruit Toulouse scrum-half David Mele next season". Leequipe.fr. 23 February 2016.
  74. ^ "Sisa Waqa switches codes for French club Grenoble from Australian NRL side Canberra Raiders". Sky Sports. 14 March 2016.
  75. ^ "Grenoble confirm signing of Connacht lock Aly Muldowney next season". Irish Times. 20 April 2016.
  76. ^ "Worcester Warriors sign Grenoble centre Jackson Willison". BBC Sport. 8 January 2016.
  77. ^ "Biarritz recruits Grenoble full-back Robinson Caire". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 26 April 2016.
  78. ^ "Carcassonne sign Grenoble's Tongan born winger Daniel Kilioni". Rugbyrama.fr. 31 May 2016.
  79. ^ "Bourgoin sign Grenoble prop Kevin Goze from next season". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 7 June 2016.
  80. ^ "Narbonne fullback Vincent Rattez to sign for La Rochelle". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 15 June 2015.
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  82. ^ "All-Black back-row Victor Vito to join French club La Rochelle". Stuff.co.nz. 2 February 2016.
  83. ^ a b "La Rochelle sign Stade Francais prop Dnny Priso". Sudouest.fr (in French). 17 February 2016.
  84. ^ "oyonnax hooker Jeremie Maurouard signs for La Rochelle next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 30 March 2016.
  85. ^ a b "Toulon prop Mohamed Boughnami signs for La Rochelle". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 1 April 2016.
  86. ^ "La Rochelle sign France Sevens star Steeve Barry". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 2 April 2016.
  87. ^ a b "La Rochelle sign Racing 92 scrum-half Arthur Retiere". Le Rugby Nistere.fr (in French). 8 April 2016.
  88. ^ "La Rochelle sign Sharks utility back Paul Jordaan". Planet Rugby. 7 July 2016.
  89. ^ "Bordeuax Begles recruit La Rochelle scrum-half Julien Audy". Sport.fr (in French). 24 December 2015.[dead link]
  90. ^ "La Rochelle hooker David Roumieu signs for Biarritz Olympique". Sudouest.fr (in French). 22 March 2016.
  91. ^ "Biarritz sign La Rochelle prop Thomas Synaeghel from next season". Sudouest.fr (in French). 25 March 2016.
  92. ^ "Biarritz sign La Rochelle fly-half Fabien Fortassin from next season". Sudouest.fr. 5 April 2016.
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  94. ^ "La Rochelle centre Malietoa Hingano signs for Japan Top League side Honda Heat". Le Club Rugby. 26 May 2016.
  95. ^ "Oyonnax sign La Rochelle hooker Benjamin Geledan". Sudouest.fr (in French). 13 May 2016.
  96. ^ "La Rochelle winger Francois Herry signs for Ligue 1 side Nevers next season". Ledjc.fr (in French). 2 June 2016.
  97. ^ a b "Stade Francais sign Fiji born utility back Alipate Ratini". Rugby Transferts.fr (in French). 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016.
  98. ^ "Harlequins sign La Rochelle and Samoa winger Alofa Alofa". Sky Sports. 31 August 2016.
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  100. ^ "Reds back-rower Curtis Browning heads off to Lyon". Planet Rugby. 5 July 2016.
  101. ^ "Lyon sign former Springboks prop BJ Botha for next season". Rugby365.fr (in French). 30 August 2016.
  102. ^ "Beziers sign Lyon prop Karim Kouider for next season". Le Club Rugby.fr (in French). 10 February 2016.
  103. ^ "Montauban sign Fiji centre Waisale Sukanavetia from Lyon". Le Club Rugby.fr (in French). 18 March 2016.
  104. ^ "Portugal flanker Steevy Cerqueira quits Lyon for Beziers". Le Club Rugby.fr (in French). 13 May 2016.
  105. ^ "Narbonne resigns Lyon back-rower Didier Tison". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 14 May 2016.
  106. ^ "Lyon prop Hoani Tui signs for Oyonnax". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  107. ^ "Lyon second-row Jean Baptiste Singer joins Biarritz Olympique". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 19 May 2016.
  108. ^ "Lyon hooker Damien Fitzpatrick returns home to the Waratahs in Super Rugby". Australia Daily Telegraph. 26 May 2016.
  109. ^ "Former Springboks and Lyon prop Wiaan du Preez announces retirement from professional competition". Sports 24. 31 May 2016.
  110. ^ "Ivory Coast flanker leaves Lyon to join Ligue 1 side Nevers next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 1 June 2016.
  111. ^ "Oyonnax sign Lyon half-back Jeremy Gondrand for next season". Le Progres.fr. 3 June 2016.
  112. ^ "France centre Alexandre Dumoulin joins Montpellier next season". Leequipe.fr (in French). 15 November 2015.
  113. ^ "Crusaders and Fijian winger Nemani Nadolo signs for Montpellier in France". ESPN scrum. 30 November 2015.
  114. ^ a b "Montpellier sign Georgia second-row Konstantin Mikautadze from rivals Toulon". Planet Rugby. 7 December 2015.
  115. ^ "Montpellier sign Narbonne peop Grégory Fichten and Oyonnax prop Antoine Guillamon". Midilibre.fr. 1 March 2016.
  116. ^ "Montpellier to sign Perpignan fullback Joffrey Michel". L'independent.fr (in French). 4 March 2016.
  117. ^ "Montpellier sign Oyonnax winger Vincent Martin for next season". Midilibre.fr (in French). 5 March 2016.
  118. ^ "Harlequins fly-half Ben Botica to join French club Montpellier". Sky Sports. 29 April 2016.
  119. ^ "Montpellier sign two more South Africans next season". Planet Rugby. 25 May 2016.
  120. ^ "Montpellier sign Australia and Brumbies winger Joe Tomane". Sky Sports. 6 July 2016.
  121. ^ "Montpellier : Shalva Mamukashvili à l'essai". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 15 September 2016.
  122. ^ "Romain Ruffenach au MHR jusqu'en 2019". Montpellier-rugby.com (in French). 29 September 2016.
  123. ^ "Clermont Auvergne sign former Wallabies second-row Sitaleki Timani from Montpellier". Leequipe.fr. 1 December 2015.
  124. ^ "Lyon sign Montpellier hooker Michael Ivladi from next season". Leequpe.fr (in French). 15 December 2015.
  125. ^ a b "Toulon sign France fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc from rivals Montpellier". Sky Sports. 27 November 2015.
  126. ^ "France and Montpellier prop Micolas Mas announces retirement at end of season". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 21 January 2016.
  127. ^ "Albi sign Montpellier utility back Ilian Perraux". Actusprod2off.wordpress.com. 8 February 2016.
  128. ^ "Leicester Tigers sign former Springboks prop Pat Cilliers". Planet Rugby. 29 February 2016.
  129. ^ a b "Pau sign former Wallabies number eight Ben Mowen from Montpellier". Actu-rugby.fr (in French). 4 March 2016.
  130. ^ "Colomiers sign Montpellier number eight Martin Devergie". Actusprod2off. 15 May 2016.
  131. ^ "Bayonne sign former All-Black and Montpellier lock Tom Donnelly". Rugby 365. 14 June 2016.
  132. ^ "Castres Olympique sign Montpellier fly-half Pierre Berard". Le Equipe.fr. 15 June 2016.
  133. ^ a b "Rugby / Montpellier: Tuitavake, deux ans au Racing 92". Midi Libre. 29 June 2016.
  134. ^ "Pau secure signature of Mont de Marsan second row Masalosalo Tutaia". Rugby Transferts (in French). 29 January 2016.
  135. ^ a b "Pau sign Stade Francais scrum-half Julien Tomas". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 22 March 2016.
  136. ^ "Pau sign Oyonnax duo Fabrice Metz and Pierrick Gunther". Voixdelain.fr (in French). 12 May 2016.
  137. ^ "Algeria and Albi prop Malik Hamadache signs for Pau from next season". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 13 May 2016.
  138. ^ a b "Former England and Toulon flanker Steffon Armitage to join Pau next season". Sky Sports. 9 June 2016.
  139. ^ a b "Pau sign former All-Black fly-half Tom Taylor from Toulon". larepubliquedespyrenees.fr (in French). 15 June 2016.
  140. ^ "Pau to sign former All-Black prop Jamie Mackintosh from USA club Ohio Aviators". Sports 24. 11 August 2016.
  141. ^ "Pau fullback Mathieu Acebes to join Perpignan next season". Sudouest.fr (in French). 28 January 2016.
  142. ^ a b "Toulouse sign Pau and Portugal scrum-half Samuel Marques". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 11 February 2016.
  143. ^ "Carcassonne sign Georgia and Pau prop Giorigi Natsarashvili". Rugbyrama.fr (in French). 10 March 2016.
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  145. ^ "Pau flanker Josefa Domolailai signs for US Carcassonne next season". Tribune Sports (in French). 11 May 2016.
  146. ^ "Fiji and Glasgow Warriors lock Leone Nakarawa signs for French club Racing 92". Sky Sports. 27 April 2016.
  147. ^ "Racing 92 sign Samoa and Agen prop Viliamu Afatia". Rugby-transferts. 25 May 2016.
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  149. ^ "South Africa born lock Gerbrandt Grobler to join Racing 92". Planet Rugby. 29 June 2016.
  150. ^ "France centre Alexandre Dumoulin joins Montpellier next season". Leequipe.fr. 15 November 2015.
  151. ^ "Bath sign Wales and Lions lock Luke Charteris from Racing 92". BBC Sport. 23 November 2015.
  152. ^ "Racing 92 flanker Luc Barba signs for Oyonnax next season". Actu-Rugby.fr. 18 April 2016.
  153. ^ "Sale Sharks sign former Wales and Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips". Sky Sports. 5 May 2016.
  154. ^ "Castres Olympique sign Racing 92 scrum-half Maxime Javaux". Le Equipe.fr. 15 June 2016.
  155. ^ a b "Springboks second-row Juandre Kruger set to join French giants Toulon next season". Sky Sports. 15 June 2016.
  156. ^ "Bayonne sign Racing 92 and Georgia prop Davit Khinchagishvili". Planet Rugby. 22 June 2016.
  157. ^ "Racing 92 and Springboks fly-half Johan Goosen makes shock retirement at 24". Planet Rugby. 16 December 2016.
  158. ^ "Italy tight-head prop Martin Castrogiovanni calls it a day on his career". Sky Sports. 17 December 2016.
  159. ^ "Toulon sign Reds and Australia flanker Liam Gill". Sky Sports. 19 February 2016.
  160. ^ "Toulon announce signing of Springboks and Bulls prop Marcel van der Merwe". Sports.Orange.fr (in French). 1 April 2016.
  161. ^ "Toulon sign Oyonnax prop Laurent Delboubes from next season". Le Equipe.fr. 26 May 2016.
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  163. ^ "Toulon sign Japan full-back Ayumu Goromaru". Planet Rugby. 8 June 2016.
  164. ^ "Toulon sign Southern Kings number 8 Aidan Davis". Super XV. 15 June 2016.
  165. ^ "Toulon centre Theo Belan agrees move to Lyon next season". Parcque Toulon (in French). 2 December 2015.
  166. ^ "Former Ireland captain Paul O'Connell retires on medical advice". Telegraph. 9 February 2016.
  167. ^ "Exeter Chiefs sign Australia international back Lachlan Turner". Planet Rugby. 16 February 2016.
  168. ^ "Toulon triple departures for Lyon next season". LOU Rugby (in French). 16 March 2016.
  169. ^ "Toulon utility back UJ Seuteni quits to join Oyonnax next season". Actu-Rugby.fr. 12 April 2016.
  170. ^ "Lyon sign veteran France fly-half Frederic Michalak from Toulon". Sky Sports. 2 May 2016.
  171. ^ "Castres Olympique sign Toulon second-rower Thibault Lasselle". Le Equipe.fr. 15 June 2016.
  172. ^ "Wallabies fly-half Quade Cooper back with Queensland Reds in Super Rugby". Sky Sports. 1 September 2016.
  173. ^ "Italy hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini agrees to join top French club Toulouse". Sky Sports. 18 December 2015.
  174. ^ "Toulouse sign Cheetahs prop Maks van Dyk from next season". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 13 June 2016.
  175. ^ "Northampton Saints sign France number eight Louis Picamoles from Toulouse". Sky Sports. 2 November 2015.
  176. ^ "Glasgow Warriors sign former All-Black hooker Corey Flynn from top French club Toulouse". Planet Rugby. 29 February 2016.
  177. ^ "Former France lock Romain Millo-Chluski leaves Toulouse for Perpignan". Leequipe.fr (in French). 2 March 2016.
  178. ^ "US Colomiers sign Toulouse fullback Thomas Ramos from next season". Rugby365.fr. 12 April 2016.
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  180. ^ "Former France number eight Imanol Harinordoquy announces retirement from professional rugby". Sky Sports. 20 May 2016.
  181. ^ "Perpignan sign Toulouse and Fiji winger Timoci Matanavou". Le Equipe.fr (in French). 15 June 2016.