This is a list of player transfers involving Premiership Rugby teams before or during the 2018–19 season. The list is of deals that are confirmed and are either from or to a rugby union team in the Premiership during the 2017–18 season. Bristol Bears won promotion to the Premiership from the 2018–19 season, whilst London Irish were relegated to the RFU Championship from the 2018–19 season.
Bath
Players In Jackson Willison from Worcester Warriors Lucas Noguera Paz from Jaguares Victor Delmas from Colomiers Darren Atkins promoted from Academy Ruaridh McConnochie from England Sevens Jamie Roberts from Harlequins Will Chudley from Exeter Chiefs Joe Cokanasiga from London Irish Alex Davies from Yorkshire Carnegie Jacques van Rooyen from Lions
Players Out Matt Banahan to Gloucester Josh Lewis to Dragons Ben Tapuai to Harlequins Nick Auterac to Harlequins James Phillips to Sale Sharks Nathan Charles to Melbourne Rebels Rory Jennings to London Scottish Will Homer to Jersey Reds Kane Palma-Newport to Colomiers Shaun Knight to Rouen James Wilson to Southland Harry Davies to Bedford Blues Jeff Williams to Rodez Aveyron Darren Allinson released
Bristol Bears
Players In Charles Piutau from Ulster John Afoa from Gloucester Shaun Malton from Exeter Chiefs Nic Stirzaker from Melbourne Rebels Yann Thomas from Rouen Aly Muldowney from Grenoble Tiff Eden from Nottingham Harry Thacker from Leicester Tigers Jake Heenan from Connacht Jordan Lay from Edinburgh Ollie Dawe promoted from Academy Tom Lindsay from Bedford Blues Jake Armstrong from Jersey Reds Jake Woolmore from Jersey Reds Tom Pincus from Jersey Reds Lewis Thiede from Ealing Trailfinders Piers O'Conor from Ealing Trailfinders Luke Daniels from Ealing Trailfinders Harry Randall from Gloucester Ed Holmes from Exeter Chiefs James Lay from Bay of Plenty George Smith from Queensland Reds
Players Out Jordan Williams to Dragons Rhodri Williams to Dragons Olly Robinson to Cardiff Blues Max Crumpton to Harlequins Ryan Bevington to Dragons David Lemi to Chanlon Jack O'Connell to Ealing Trailfinders Tyler Gendall to Cornish Pirates James Newey to Jersey Reds Billy Searle to Wasps Soane Tongaʻuiha to Ampthill Giorgi Nemsadze to Ospreys Gaston Cortes to Leicester Tigers Jack Wallace to Richmond Dan Tuohy to Vannes Jordan Liney to Hartpury College Ross McMillan to Leicester Tigers Alex Giltrow to Clifton Jason Harris-Wright released Thretton Palamo released Ryan Glynn released Ben Gompels released
Exeter Chiefs
Players In Alex Cuthbert from Cardiff Blues Santiago Cordero from Jaguares
Players Out Kai Horstmann retired Shaun Malton to Bristol Bears Thomas Waldrom to Wellington Lions Will Chudley to Bath Ed Holmes to Bristol Bears Julian Salvi retired Carl Rimmer retired Michele Campagnaro to Wasps
Gloucester
Players In Matt Banahan from Bath Franco Marais from Sharks Jaco Kriel from Lions Danny Cipriani from Wasps Tom Hudson promoted from Academy Gerbrandt Grobler from Munster Will Safe promoted from Academy Franco Mostert from Lions Ruan Dreyer from Lions Todd Gleave from London Irish Kyle Traynor from Leicester Tigers Mike Sherry from Munster (loan)
Players Out Ross Moriarty to Dragons Richard Hibbard to Dragons John Afoa to Bristol Bears Matt Scott to Edinburgh Cameron Orr to Western Force Andy Symons to Northampton Saints Tom Denton to Ealing Trailfinders Harry Randall to Bristol Bears David Halaifonua to Coventry Charlie Beckett to Jersey Reds Jeremy Thrush to Western Force Ed Bogue to Cinderford Motu Matu'u to London Irish Elliott Creed to Doncaster Knights Billy Burns to Ulster Alfie North to Ayr Jacob Rowan retired Carwyn Penny to Dragons Mariano Galarza to Bordeaux Mason Tonks to Worcester Warriors
Harlequins
Players In Marcus Smith promoted from Academy Nathan Earle from Saracens Max Crumpton from Bristol Bears Alex Dombrandt from Cardiff Metropolitan University Ben Tapuai from Bath Nick Auterac from Bath Matt Symons from Wasps Paul Lasike from Utah Warriors Semi Kunatani from Toulouse
Players Out Jamie Roberts to Bath Winston Stanley retired Adam Jones retired Harry Sloan to Ealing Trailfinders Sam Aspland-Robinson to Leicester Tigers Charlie Matthews to Wasps Ian Prior to Western Force Cameron Holenstein to Jersey Reds Sam Twomey to London Irish Jono Kitto to Northland Joe Gray to Northampton Saints (short-term deal) Tim Swiel to Newcastle Falcons
Leicester Tigers
Players In Guy Thompson from Wasps Will Spencer from Worcester Warriors David Denton from Worcester Warriors James Voss from Jersey Reds Sam Aspland-Robinson from Harlequins Jimmy Stevens from Nottingham Gaston Cortes from Bristol Bears Owen Hills promoted from Academy Charlie Thacker promoted from Academy Fred Tuilagi promoted from Academy George Worth promoted from Academy Kyle Eastmond from Wasps Campese Ma'afu from Northampton Saints David Feao from Narbonne Ross McMillan from Bristol Bears Felipe Ezcurra from Jaguares (short-term deal) Tom Varndell from Angoulême Leonardo Sarto from Glasgow Warriors
Players Out Harry Thacker to Bristol Bears Dominic Barrow to Northampton Saints Ben Betts to Ealing Trailfinders Logovi'i Mulipola to Newcastle Falcons George McGuigan to Newcastle Falcons Joe Maksymiw to Connacht Nick Malouf to Australia Sevens George Catchpole retired Michele Rizzo to Petrarca Luke Hamilton to Edinburgh Pat Cilliers to London Irish Dominic Ryan retired Afa Pakalani to NSW Country Eagles Tom Brady to Carcassonne Kyle Traynor to Gloucester Chris Baumann released
Newcastle Falcons
Players In Guy Graham from Hawick Tom Arscott from Rouen Logovi'i Mulipola from Leicester Tigers George McGuigan from Leicester Tigers Johnny Williams from London Irish Connor Collett from North Harbour Nemani Nagusa from Aurillac Pedro Bettencourt from Carcassonne Paul Mullen from Houston SaberCats (short-term deal) Tim Swiel from Harlequins John Hardie from Edinburgh Rodney Ah You from Ulster
Players Out Juan Pablo Socino to Edinburgh Harrison Orr to Western Force D. T. H. van der Merwe to Glasgow Warriors Belisario Agulla to Hindu Club Craig Willis to Ealing Trailfinders Jake Ilnicki to Yorkshire Carnegie Rob Vickers retired Ally Hogg retired Scott Lawson retired Nick Civetta to Doncaster Knights Maxime Mermoz to Toulouse Nili Latu to Hino Red Dolphins Evan Olmstead to Auckland Ben Sowrey to Wharfedale Cameron Cowell to Doncaster Knights (season-long loan) Max Davies to Ealing Trailfinders Andrew Davidson to Glasgow Warriors (short-term deal) Scott Wilson retired
Northampton Saints
Players In Dan Biggar from Ospreys Taqele Naiyaravoro from NSW Waratahs Will Davis from Ealing Trailfinders Ben Franks from London Irish Dominic Barrow from Leicester Tigers Andy Symons from Gloucester James Haskell from Wasps Matt Worley from Racing 92 Charlie Davies from Dragons Andrew Kellaway from NSW Waratahs Joe Gray from Harlequins (short-term deal)
Players Out Sam Dickinson to Ealing Trailfinders Jordan Onojaife to Ealing Trailfinders Nic Groom to Lions Charlie Clare to Bedford Blues Matt Beesley to Ealing Trailfinders Christian Day retired Rob Horne retired George North to Ospreys Ben Nutley to Coventry Stephen Myler to London Irish Tom Stephenson to London Irish Kieran Brookes to Wasps Tom Kessell to Coventry Juan Pablo Estelles to Atlético del Rosario Ben Foden to Rugby United New York Jamie Elliott to Bedford Blues Campese Ma'afu to Leicester Tigers Alex Woolford to Coventry Josh Peters to Blackheath Michael Paterson released
Sale Sharks
Players In Joe Jones from Perpignan James Phillips from Bath Rohan Janse van Rensburg from Lions Chris Ashton from Toulon Tom Bristow from Narbonne Robert du Preez from Sharks (short-term deal) Valery Morozov from Enisei-STM
Players Out Mike Haley to Munster Josh Charnley to Warrington Wolves Will Addison to Ulster David Seymour to Sale FC Halani Aulika to Grenoble TJ Ioane to London Irish Marc Jones to Scarlets
Saracens
Players In Alex Lewington from London Irish David Strettle from Clermont Tom Woolstencroft from London Irish Viliami Hakalo from Nottingham Christian Judge from Cornish Pirates (short-term loan) Joe Gray from Northampton Saints Hisa Sasagi from (short-term deal) Chris van Zyl from Stormers (short-term deal)
Players Out Schalk Brits retired Nathan Earle to Harlequins Chris Wyles retired Kieran Longbottom to Western Force Danny Cutmore to Cornish Pirates Mark Flanagan to Bedford Blues Matt Hankin retired Mike Ellery to England Sevens Joel Conlon retired
Wasps
Players In Brad Shields from Hurricanes Lima Sopoaga from Highlanders Joe Atkinson from London Scottish Ross Neal from London Scottish Michael Le Bourgeois from Bedford Blues Ben Morris from Nottingham Billy Searle from Bristol Bears Ambrose Curtis from Manawatu Charlie Matthews from Harlequins Tom West promoted from Academy Will Stuart promoted from Academy Nizaam Carr from Stormers Kieran Brookes from Northampton Saints Zurab Zhvania from Stade Francais Michele Campagnaro from Exeter Chiefs
Players Out Marty Moore to Ulster Guy Thompson to Leicester Tigers Sam Jones retired Guy Armitage to Ealing Trailfinders Will Owen to Nottingham Danny Cipriani to Gloucester James Haskell to Northampton Saints Matt Symons to Harlequins Alex Lundberg to Ealing Trailfinders Kyle Eastmond to Leicester Tigers Paul Doran-Jones to Rosslyn Park Brendan Macken to London Irish Christian Wade retired
Worcester Warriors
Players In Callum Black from Ulster Ashley Beck from Ospreys Cornell du Preez from Edinburgh Michael Heaney from Doncaster Knights Isaac Miller from London Scottish Scott van Breda from Jersey Reds Jono Lance from Queensland Reds Francois Venter from Cheetahs Michael Fatialofa from Hurricanes Duncan Weir from Edinburgh Farai Mudariki from Tarbes Justin Clegg promoted from Academy Zac Xiourouppa promoted from Academy Mason Tonks from Gloucester
Players Out Donncha O'Callaghan retired Huw Taylor to Dragons Jackson Willison to Bath Will Spencer to Leicester Tigers David Denton to Leicester Tigers Sam Olver to Ealing Trailfinders Andrew Durutalo to Ealing Trailfinders Michael Dowsett to Canon Eagles Ben Howard to England Sevens Kurt Haupt to SWD Eagles Grayson Hart to London Scottish Max Stelling to Hino Red Dolphins Peter Stringer retired Biyi Alo to Coventry Tom Heathcote released
See also List of 2018–19 Pro14 transfers List of 2018–19 RFU Championship transfers List of 2018–19 Super Rugby transfers List of 2018–19 Top 14 transfers List of 2018-19 Major League Rugby transfers
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