List of 2016–17 Aviva Premiership transfers

This is a list of player transfers involving Aviva Premiership teams leading up to the 2016–17 season. The list is of deals that are confirmed and are either from or to a rugby union team in the Premier League during the 2015–16 season. It is not unknown for confirmed deals to be cancelled at a later date.

Bath

Players In Luke Charteris from Racing 92[1] Taulupe Faletau from Newport Gwent Dragons[2] Elliott Stooke from Gloucester Rugby[3] Michael van Vuuren from Leicester Tigers[4] Harry Davies from Cardiff Blues[5]

Players Out Will Spencer to Worcester Warriors[6] Ollie Devoto to Exeter Chiefs[7] Rob Webber to Sale Sharks[8] Jonathan Evans to Scarlets[9] Luke Arscott to Bristol Rugby[10] Max Northcote-Green to London Irish[11] Brett Herron to Ulster[12] Stuart Hooper retired[13] Dominic Day to Toyota Verblitz[14] Amanaki Mafi to NTT Shining Arcs[15] Horacio Agulla released[16]

Exeter Chiefs

Players In Greg Holmes from Queensland Reds[17] Ollie Devoto from Bath Rugby[18] Dave Dennis from NSW Waratahs[19] Lachlan Turner from Toulon[20]

Players Out Adam Hughes to Newport Gwent Dragons[21] Josh Jones to Salford Red Devils[22] Alex Brown to USA Perpignan[23] Brett Sturgess to Ampthill[24] Chrysander Botha released[25] Byron McGuigan released[26]

Gloucester

Players In Lewis Ludlow promoted from Academy[27] Matt Scott from Edinburgh Rugby[28] Motu Matu'u from Hurricanes[29] Josh Hohneck from Highlanders[30]

Players Out Elliott Stooke to Bath Rugby[31] Steve McColl to Yorkshire Carnegie[32]

Harlequins

Players In Charlie Mulchrone from Worcester Warriors[33] Ruaridh Jackson from Wasps[34]

Players Out Kieran Treadwell to Ulster[35] Tito Tebaldi to Benetton Treviso[36] Ben Botica to Montpellier[37] Beau Robinson released[38] Sam Egerton released[39]

Leicester Tigers

Players In Matt Toomua from Brumbies[40] JP Pietersen from Sharks[41] Tom Brady from Sale Sharks George McGuigan from Newcastle Falcons Pat Cilliers from Montpellier[42]

Players Out Leonardo Ghiraldini to Toulouse[43] Tommy Bell to London Irish[44] Laurence Pearce to Sale Sharks[45] Vereniki Goneva to Newcastle Falcons[46] Miles Benjamin retired[47] Sebastian De Chaves to London Irish[48] Michael van Vuuren to Bath Rugby[49]

London Irish

Players In James Marshall from Hurricanes[50] Mike Coman from Edinburgh Rugby[51] Tommy Bell from Leicester Tigers[52] Greig Tonks from Edinburgh Rugby[53] Andy Symons from Worcester Warriors Sebastian De Chaves from Leicester Tigers Dave Porecki from Saracens Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi from Northampton Saints Max Northcote-Green from Bath Rugby[54] Ollie Hoskins from Western Force[55]

Players Out Eoin Griffin to Connacht[56] Ian Nagle to Leinster[57] Tom Cruse to Wasps[58] Dominic Waldouck to Ohio[59] Jimmy Stevens to Nottingham[60] Nic Rouse retired[61] Eoin Sheriff to London Scottish[62]

Newcastle Falcons

Players In Joshua Chisanga from Kenya Sevens[63] Vereniki Goneva from Leicester Tigers[64] Sam Lockwood from Jersey[65] Sam Egerton from England Sevens[66] Harrison Orr from Ealing Trailfinders[67] Joel Hodgson from Yorkshire Carnegie[68] Ben Sowrey from Worcester Warriors[69] Evan Olmstead from London Scottish[70] David Tameilau from San Francisco Nick Civetta from Ohio[71]

Players Out George McGuigan to Leicester Tigers[72] Rob Hawkins retiring[73] Richard Mayhew to Yorkshire Carnegie[74]

Northampton Saints

Players In Louis Picamoles from Toulouse[75] Campese Ma'afu from Provence[76] Charlie Clare from Bedford Blues[77] Nic Groom from Stormers[78]

Players Out Alex Corbisiero sabbatical (released) [79] Matt Williams to Worcester Warriors[80] Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi to London Irish[81] Patrick Howard to Newport Gwent Dragons[82]

Sale Sharks

Players In Rob Webber from Bath Rugby[83] Laurence Pearce from Leicester Tigers[84] Juandre Kruger from Racing 92 Kieran Longbottom from Saracens[85] Josh Charnley from Wigan Warriors[86] AJ MacGinty from Connacht[87] Dan Mugford from Nottingham[88] Mike Phillips from Racing 92[89]

Players Out Vadim Cobilas to Bordeaux Begles[90] Tommy Taylor to Wasps[91] Danny Cipriani to Wasps[92] Tom Brady to Leicester Tigers[93] Phil Mackenzie to San Diego[94] Nick Macleod to Newport Gwent Dragons[95] Joe Ford to Yorkshire Carnegie[96] Chris Cusiter retiring[97] Mark Easter retiring[98]

Saracens

Players In Schalk Burger from Stormers[99] Alex Lozowski from Wasps[100] Savenaca Rawaca from Fiji Sevens[101] Mark Flanagan from Bedford Blues[102]

Players Out Charlie Hodgson retiring[103] Thretton Palamo to USA Sevens[104] Rhys Gill to Cardiff Blues[105] Catalin Fercu to Timișoara Saracens[106] Kieran Longbottom to Sale Sharks[107] Dave Porecki to London Irish[108] Jacques Burger retired[109]

Wasps

Players In Marty Moore from Leinster[110] Tommy Taylor from Sale Sharks[111] Danny Cipriani from Sale Sharks[112] Tom Cruse from London Irish[113] Guy Armitage from London Welsh[114]

Players Out Charles Piutau to Ulster[115] Alex Lozowski to Saracens[116] George Smith to Suntory Sungoliath[117] Jamie Stevenson to London Scottish[118] Ed Shervington retiring[119] Ruaridh Jackson to Harlequins[120]

Worcester Warriors

Players In Ben Te'o from Leinster[121] Jackson Willison from Grenoble[122] Will Spencer from Bath Rugby[123] Marco Mama from Bristol Rugby[124] Perry Humphreys promoted from Academy[125] Dewald Potgieter from Yamaha Júbilo[126] Matt Williams from Northampton Saints[127] Francois Hougaard from South Africa Sevens[128]

Players Out Darren O'Shea to Munster[129] Andy Symons to London Irish[130] Charlie Mulchrone to Harlequins[131] Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier to Nevers[132] Ben Sowrey to Newcastle Falcons[133] Heath Stevens to London Welsh[134] Ravai Fatiaki released Dan George released Matt Gilbert released Alex Grove released Joe Rees released Dan Sanderson released[135]

See also

• List of 2016–17 Pro12 transfers
• List of 2016–17 RFU Championship transfers
• List of 2016–17 Super Rugby transfers
• List of 2016–17 Top 14 transfers

References

1. "Bath sign Wales and Lions lock Luke Charteris from Racing 92". BBC Sport. 23 November 2015.
2. "Bath sign Wales and Lions back-rower Taulupe Faletau from Newport Gwent Dragons". BBC Sport. 9 December 2015.
3. "Gloucester lock Elliott Stooke to join local rivals Bath next season". Sky Sports. 19 January 2016.
4. "Bath sign Leicester Tigers hooker Michael van Vuuren". BBC Sport. 4 May 2016.
5. "Davies joins and Douglas extends stay at Bath Rugby". Bath Rugby. 6 May 2016.
6. "Worcester Warriors sign Bath lock Will Spencer from next season". BBC Sport. 13 January 2016.
7. "Exeter Chiefs sign Bath fly-half Ollie Devoto". BBC Sport. 15 January 2016.
8. "Bath's England hooker Rob Webber to join Sale Sharks next season". Sky Sports. 1 February 2016.
9. "Scarlets complete deal for Bath scrum-half Jonathan Evans next season". Sky Sports. 22 February 2016.
10. "Bath fullback Luke Arscott signs permanent deal to rejoin old club Bristol". BBC Sport. 10 March 2016.
11. "London Irish sign Bath flanker Max Northcote Green from next season". BBC Sport. 31 March 2016.
12. "Bath fly-half Brett Herron signs professionally for Ulster". BBC Sport. 6 April 2016.
13. "Bath club captain Stuart Hooper force to retire because of a back injury". BBC Sport. 14 April 2016.
14. "Bath and Wales second-row Dominic Day leaves Premiership for Japan". BBC Sport. 26 April 2016.
15. "Japan number eight Amanaki Mafi returns to NTT Shining Arcs". Club Call. 1 May 2016.
16. "Horacio Agulla: Argentina winger to leave Bath at end of season". BBC Sport. 3 May 2016.
17. "Wallabies prop Greg Holmes moves to Exeter Chiefs". The Guardian. 9 December 2015.
18. "Exeter Chiefs sign Bath fly-half Ollie Devoto". BBC Sport. 15 January 2016.
19. "Exeter Chiefs sign Wallaby back-row forward Dave Dennis". Planet Rugby. 1 February 2016.
20. "Exeter Chiefs sign Australia international back Lachlan Turner". Planet Rugby. 16 February 2016.
21. "Exeter centre Adam Hughes rejoins Newport Gwent Dragons on permanent basis". BBC Sport. 23 December 2015.
22. "Josh Jones returns to league code with Salford Red Devils". Sky Sports. 14 January 2016.
23. "Exeter Chiefs prop Alex Brown to join French club Perpignan next season". BBC Sport. 7 March 2016.
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25. "Exeter Chiefs: Backs Byron McGuigan and Chrysander Botha to leave club in summer". BBC Sport. 3 May 2016.
26. "Exeter Chiefs: Backs Byron McGuigan and Chrysander Botha to leave club in summer". BBC Sport. 3 May 2016.
27. "Gloucester back-row Lewis Ludlow signs new deal with club". Gloucester Citizen. 13 January 2016.
28. "Edinburgh and Scotland centre Matt Scott signs for Gloucester". Planet Rugby. 16 January 2016.
29. "Gloucester sign Samoa and Hurricanes hooker Motu Matu'u". Sky Sports. 17 March 2016.
30. "Gloucester sign Highlanders prop Josh Hohneck". Planet Rugby. 31 March 2016.
31. "Gloucester lock Elliott Stooke to join local rivals Bath next season". Sky Sports. 19 January 2016.
32. "Gloucester fullback Steve McColl rejoins old Championship club Yorkshire Carnegie". Yorkshire Carnegie. 4 April 2016.
33. "Harlequins to sign Worcester Warriors scrum-half Charlie Mulchrone". BBC Sport. 5 April 2016.
34. "Scotland and Wasps fly-half Ruaridh Jackson leaves for Harlequins". Sky Sports. 3 May 2016.
35. "Ulster have signed Irish-qualified England Under-20 lock Kieran Treadwell". BBC Sport. 22 January 2016.
36. "Former Italy scrum-half TIto Tebaldi returns to Treviso". Rugby1823.it (in Italian). 4 April 2016.
37. "Harlequins fly-half Ben Botica to join French club Montpellier". Sky Sports. 29 April 2016.
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40. "Leicester Tigers sign Australia utility back Matt Toomua". The Guardian. 15 November 2015.
41. "Leicester Tigers sign Springboks international winger JP Pietersen". Sky Sports. 11 January 2016.
42. "Leicester Tigers make triple signings from next season". BBC Sport. 29 February 2016.
43. "Italy hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini agrees to join top French club Toulouse". Sky Sports. 18 December 2015.
44. "Leicester Tigers' Tommy Bell agrees London Irish switch". BBC Sport. 17 February 2016.
45. "Sale Sharks sign Leicester Tigers number eight Laurence Pearce". BBC Sport. 1 March 2016.
46. "Newcastle sign Leicester and Fiji utility back Vereniki Goneva". Planet Rugby. 22 March 2016.
47. "Leicester Tigers wing Miles Benjamin force to retire due to knee injury". Planet Rugby. 24 March 2016.
48. "London Irish sign Leicester Tigers second-row Sebastian De Chaves". BBC Sport. 31 March 2016.
49. "Bath sign Leicester Tigers hooker Michael van Vuuren". BBC Sport. 4 May 2016.
50. "London Irish sign Hurricanes fly-half James Marshall for next season". Planet Rugby. 6 January 2016.
51. "London Irish sign Edinburgh club captain Mike Coman". Sky Sports. 1 February 2016.
52. "Leicester Tigers' Tommy Bell agrees London Irish switch". BBC Sport. 17 February 2016.
53. "London Irish sign Scotland and Edinburgh fly-half Greig Tonks". BBC Sport. 29 February 2016.
54. "London Irish's five new signings next season". BBC Sport. 31 March 2016.
55. "London Irish sign Western Force prop Ollie Hoskins from next season". Sky Sports. 28 April 2016.
56. "London Irish centre Eoin Griffin resigns with Connacht next season". RTE.ie. 14 December 2015.
57. "LEINSTER RUGBY ANNOUNCE 17 CONTRACT RENEWALS AND TWO NEW SIGNINGS". Leinster Rugby. 16 February 2016.
58. "Wasps to sign London Irish hooker Tom Cruse from next season". BBC Sport. 1 March 2016.
59. "London Irish centre Dominic Waldouck leaves to play for Ohio in USA". BBC Sport. 8 April 2016.
60. "Nottingham sign London Irish hooker Jimmy Stevens". West Bridgford Wire. 19 April 2016.
61. "London Irish lock Nic Rouse forced to retire from shoulder injuries". BBC Sport. 27 April 2016.
62. "London Irish lock Eoin Sheriff to join London Scottish". London Scottish. 5 May 2016.
63. "Newcastle sign Kenya Sevens star Joshua Chisanga". Planet Rugby. 3 March 2016.
64. "Newcastle sign Leicester and Fiji utility back Vereniki Goneva". Planet Rugby. 22 March 2016.
65. "Newcastle Falcons sign Jersey prop Sam Lockwood". BBC Sport. 5 April 2016.
66. "England Sevens scrum-half Sam Egerton has agreed to join Newcastle Falcons from next season". Sky Sports. 20 April 2016.
67. "Ealing Trailfinders forward Harrison Orr joins Newcastle Falcons next season". Sky Sports. 21 April 2016.
68. "Newcastle Falcons resign Half-back Joel Hodgson from Yorkshire Carnegie". Newcastle Falcons. 22 April 2016.
69. "Newcastle sign Worcester Warriors hooker Ben Sowrey". BBC Sport. 28 April 2016.
70. "Newcastle Falcons sign Canada and London Scottish lock Evan Olmstead". BBC Sport. 3 May 2016.
71. "Eagles sign for Newcastle Falcons". Planet Rugby. 6 May 2016.
72. "Leicester Tigers sign Newcastle Falcons hooker George McGuigan". Planet Rugby. 29 February 2016.
73. "Newcastle Falcons hooker Rob Hawkins to retire at the end of the season". Sky Sports. 22 April 2016.
74. "Yorkshire Carnegies's first four signings". Yorkshire Carnegie. 27 April 2016.
75. "Northampton Saints sign France number eight Louis Picamoles from Toulouse". Sky Sports. 2 November 2015.
76. "Northampton Saints sign Fiji prop Campese Ma'afu". BBC Sport. 26 February 2016.
77. "Bedford Blues hooker Charlie Clare joins Northampton Saints next season". Northampton Saints. 31 March 2016.
78. "Northampton Saints sign Stormers scrum-half Nic Groom". Planet Rugby. 2 May 2016.
79. "England prop to take break from rugby". BBC Sport. 13 December 2015.
80. "Worcester Warriors sign Northampton Saints hooker Matt Williams". BBC Sport. 18 February 2016.
81. "London Irish sign Northampton Saints prop Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi". BBC Sport. 31 March 2016.
82. "Northampton Saints centre Patrick Howard signs for Welsh region Newport Gwent Dragons". BBC Sport. 22 April 2016.
83. "Bath's England hooker Rob Webber to join Sale Sharks next season". Sky Sports. 1 February 2016.
84. "Sale Sharks sign Leicester Tigers number eight Laurence Pearce". BBC Sport. 1 March 2016.
85. "Sale Sharks sign Racing 92 second row Juandre Kruger and Saracens tight-head prop Kieran Longbottom". BBC Sport. 25 March 2016.
86. "Sale Sharks sign Wign Warriors league code backline Josh Charnley". BBC Sport. 30 March 2016.
87. "SAle Sharks sign USA fly-half AJ MacGinty from Connacht". Manchester Evening News. 31 March 2016.
88. "Slae Sharks sign Nottingham fly-half Dan Mugford from next season". Sky Sports. 21 April 2016.
89. "Sale Sharks sign former Wales and Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips". Sky Sports. 5 May 2016.
90. "Sale and Moldovan prop Vadim Cobilas signs for Bordeaux Begles". BBC Sport. 13 January 2016.
91. "Wasps sign Sale Sharks hooker Tommy Taylor". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016.
92. "Sale Sharks fly-half Danny Cipriani has agreed a deal to rejoin former club Wasps". BBC Sport. 16 February 2016.
93. "Leicester Tigers sign Sale Sharks winger Tom Brady". Premiership Rugby. 29 February 2016.
94. "Canada winger Phil MacKenzie travels to San Diego in United States". DJ Coil Rugby. 11 March 2016.
95. "Sale Sharks fly-half Nick Macleod signs for Newport Gwent Dragons". Wales Online. 29 March 2016.
96. "Sale Sharks fly-half Joe Ford resigns for old club Yorkshire Carnegie". Yorkshire Carnegie. 29 April 2016.
97. "Former Scotland and Lions scrum=half Chris Cusiter announces his retirement". Sky Sports. 4 May 2016.
98. "Sale Sharks number eight Mark Easter to retire at the end of the season". BBC Sport. 5 May 2016.
99. "Saracens confirm capture of Springbok legend Schalk Burger". Planet Rugby. 4 January 2016.
100. "Saracens sign Wasps fly-half Alex Lozowski". Planet Rugby. 13 January 2016.
101. "Saracens Fijian Sevens finisher Savenaca Rawaca". Planet Rugby. 13 January 2016.
102. "Saracens to sign Bedford Blues lock Mark Flanagan". BBC Sport. 3 May 2016.
103. "Saracens and former England fly-half Charlie Hodgson will retire at the end of the season". BBC Sport. 26 November 2015.
104. "USA centre Thretton Palamo returns to the USA Sevens set-up". Amercas Rugby News. 31 December 2015.
105. "Wales and Saracens prop Rhys Gill rejoins Cardiff Blues next season". BBC Sport. 27 January 2016.
106. "Romania international winger Catalin Fercu returns to Timisoara Saracens". Digi24 (in Romanian). 12 February 2016.
107. "Sale Sharks sign Saracens tight-head prop Kieran Longbottom". BBC Sport. 25 March 2016.
108. "London Irish sign Saracens hooker Dave Porecki from next season". BBC Sport. 31 March 2016.
109. "Saracens and Nambia international captain Jacques Burger announces his retirement from rugby". Sky Sports. 28 April 2016.
110. "Wasps sign Ireland tighthead prop Marty Moore from Leinster". Sky Sports. 25 January 2016.
111. "Wasps sign Sale Sharks hooker Tommy Taylor". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016.
112. "Sale Sharks fly-half Danny Cipriani has agreed a deal to rejoin former club Wasps". BBC Sport. 16 February 2016.
113. "Wasps to sign London Irish hooker Tom Cruse from next season". BBC Sport. 1 March 2016.
114. "Wasps sign London Welsh centre Guy Armitage from next season". BBC Sport. 15 March 2016.
115. "All-Black utility back Charles Pitau confirm move to Ulster". BBC Sport. 1 April 2015.
116. "Saracens sign Wasps fly-half Alex Lozowski". Planet Rugby. 13 January 2016.
117. "Veteran Wallabies openside flanker George Smith returns to Japan". Planet Rugby. 4 April 2016.
118. "Wasps scrum-half Jamie Stevenson to return to London Scottish". London Scottish. 14 April 2016.
119. "Wasps hooker Ed Shervington announces retirement at end of season". BBC Sport. 2 May 2016.
120. "Scotland and Wasps fly-half Ruaridh Jackson leaves for Harlequins". Sky Sports. 3 May 2016.
121. "Worcester Warriors sign Leinster centre Ben Te'o". Sky Sports. 22 December 2015.
122. "Worcester Warriors sign Grenoble centre Jackson Willison". BBC Sport. 8 January 2016.
123. "Worcester Warriors sign Bath lock Will Spencer from next season". BBC Sport. 13 January 2016.
124. "Worcester secure permanent signing of Bristol back-row forward Marco Mama". Sky Sports. 27 January 2016.
125. "Worcester Warriors utility back Perry Humphreys signs first-team contract". Warriors. 2 February 2016.
126. "Worcester Warriors sign former Springboks flanker Dewald Potgieter". Sky Sports. 8 February 2016.
127. "Worcester Warriors sign Northampton Saints hooker Matt Williams". BBC Sport. 18 February 2016.
128. "Former Springboks scrum=half Francois Hougaard makes permanent stay with Worcester Warriors". Sky Sports. 15 March 2016.
129. "Munster sign Worcester Warriors lock Darren O'Shea". Sky Sports. 29 March 2016.
130. "London Irish's five new signings next season". BBC Sport. 31 March 2016.
131. "Harlequins to sign Worcester Warriors scrum-half Charlie Mulchrone". BBC Sport. 5 April 2016.
132. "Worcester Warriors scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier will join French side Nevers this summer". Worcester News. 11 April 2016.
133. "Newcastle sign Worcester Warriors hooker Ben Sowrey". BBC Sport. 28 April 2016.
134. "London Welsh sign Worcester Warriors centre Heath Stevens". Worcester News. 28 April 2016.
135. "Worcester Warriors' player departure confirmed". Warriors. 4 May 2016.