This is a list of player transfers involving RFU Championship 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 Championship during the 2017–18 season. It is not unknown for confirmed deals to be cancelled at a later date. Bristol Bears won promotion to the Aviva Premiership from the 2018–19 season, whilst London Irish were relegated to the RFU Championship from the 2018–19 season. Coventry won promotion to the RFU Championship from the 2018–19 season, whilst Rotherham Titans are relegated to National League 1.
Bedford Blues
Players In Charlie Clare from Northampton Saints Hayden King from Blackheath Ollie Curry from Ealing Trailfinders Ed Coulson from Hartpury College Huw Worthington from RGC 1404 Ryan Hutler from Bishop's Strotford Lewis Robling from Ealing Trailfinders Mark Flanagan from Saracens Pat Tapley from Warringah Jamie Elliott from Northampton Saints Harry Davies from Bath
Players Out Tom Lindsay to Bristol Bears George Edgson to Ealing Trailfinders Howard Packman to Ealing Trailfinders Jordan Burns to Ealing Trailfinders Paul Tupai retired Michael Le Bourgeois to Wasps Ollie Dodge retired Ben Adams to Coventry Ban Kelland to Hartpury College Dave Spelman to Richmond Elliot Clement-Hill to Blackheath Dan Lewis to Coventry Jamie Elliot to Zebre
Cornish Pirates
Players In Robin Wedlake from Plymouth Albion Tyler Gendall from Bristol Bears Javier Rojas from Viadana Callum Patterson from Ulster Alex Schwarz from RGC 1404 Dan Frost from Taunton Maliq Holden from Hartpury College Jake Ashby from Burys St Edmunds Danny Cutmore from Saracens Rory Parata from Zebre Nodar Tcheishvili from Chambéry Jordan Payne from NEC Green Rockets Tom Concu from Caldy
Players Out Paul Andrew retired Laurence May to Ealing Trailfinders Nicolas De Battista to Zebre Toby May retired Mike Pope retired Nicolas Coronel to Lazio Bar Bartlett retired Alex Cheesman retired
Coventry
Players In Charlie Beech from Yorkshire Carnegie James Gibbons from Ealing Trailfinders Andrew Bulumakau from Doncaster Knights Junior Bulumakau from Doncaster Knights Jack Ram from Doncaster Knights Jake Sharp from London Scottish Adam Peters from Rotherham Titans David Halaifonua from Gloucester Ben Nutley from Northampton Saints Darren Dawidiuk from London Irish Tim Bitirim from Loughborough Students RUFC Tom Kessell from Northampton Saints Ben Adams from Bedford Blues Daniel Faleafa from Colomiers Rob Povey from Bedford Athletic Dan Lewis from Bedford Blues Alex Woolford from Northampton Saints Biyi Alo from Worcester Warriors
Players Out Jimmy Litchfield to London Scottish Luke Narraway retired Ravai Fatiaki to Birmingham Moseley
Doncaster Knights
Players In Toby Williams from Rotherham Titans Tom Calladine from Rotherham Titans Robin Hislop from Ayr Steve McColl from Yorkshire Carnegie Willie Ryan from Ealing Trailfinders Elliott Creed from Gloucester Nick Civetta from Newcastle Falcons Henry Seniloli from Timișoara Saracens Cameron Cowell from Newcastle Falcons (season-long loan) Kurt Morath from Utah Warriors Lasha Lomidze from Aurillac
Players Out Aaron Carpenter retired Michael Heaney to Worcester Warriors Lesley Klim to Ospreys Andrew Bulumakau to Coventry Junior Bulumakau to Coventry Jack Ram to Coventry Adam Batt to Jersey Reds Jack Bergmanas to Rotherham Titans
Ealing Trailfinders
Players In Ollie Stedman from Yorkshire Carnegie Sam Dickinson from Northampton Saints Jack O'Connell from Bristol Bears Jordan Onojaife from Northampton Saints Laurence May from Cornish Pirates Ben Betts from Leicester Tigers Sam Olver from Worcester Warriors Tom Denton from Gloucester George Edgson from Bedford Blues Howard Packman from Bedford Blues Guy Armitage from Wasps Harry Sloan from Harlequins Ben West from Yorkshire Carnegie Matt Beesley from Northampton Saints Ryan Foley from Grasse David Johnston from Munster Jordan Burns from Bedford Blues Elliot Millar-Mills from Edinburgh Andrew Durutalo from Worcester Warriors Craig Willis from Newcastle Falcons Ben Williams from Cardiff Metropolitan University George Simpson from Cardiff Metropolitan University Ben Landry from Glendale Raptors Jordy Reid from Melbourne Rebels Pat Howard from Dragons Jake Ellwood from Darlington Mowden Park George Davis from Loughborough Students RUFC Segundo Tuculet from Narbonne Alex Lundberg from Wasps Max Davies from Newcastle Falcons Rohan O'Regan from Sydney University Jordan Els from Sharks
Players Out Will Davis to Northampton Saints Lewis Thiede to Bristol Bears Piers O'Conor to Bristol Bears Luke Daniels to Bristol Bears Sam Rodman to Jersey Reds Aaron Penberthy to Jersey Reds Shane O'Leary to Nottingham James Gibbons to Coventry Ollie Curry to Bedford Blues Mark Bright to London Scottish Llewelyn Jones to Nottingham Rhys Lawrence to Dragons Barney Maddison to London Irish Lewis Robling to Bedford Blues Willie Ryan to Doncaster Knights Morgan Allen to Cardiff Miles Mantella to London Scottish Daniel Temm to Yorkshire Carnegie Djustice Sears-Duru to Ontario Blues Arthur Ellis to Rosslyn Park Glen Townson retired Joe Munro to Rosslyn Park Rory Clegg released James Hallam released
Hartpury College
Players In Luke Cozens from Rouen Richard Bolt from Rouen Jake Henry from Rotherham Titans Ben Foley from Rotherham Titans Simon Linsell from University of Exeter Jordan Liney from Bristol Bears Will Hopwood from Fylde Ollie Walker from Shelford Ban Kelland from Bedford Blues Akapusi Qera from Agen
Players Out James Williams to Birmingham Moseley Mike Daniels to Nottingham Ed Coulson to Bedford Blues Maliq Holden to Cornish Pirates George Boulton to Cinderford Jacob Perry to London Scottish Alex Ducker to Camborne BJ Edwards to Gungahlin Eagles Tom Heard to Cinderford Ben So'oalo Chan to Cinderford Joe Dancer to Chinnor Darrell Dyer to Carcasonne
Jersey Reds
Players In Aaron Penberthy from Ealing Trailfinders Sam Rodman from Ealing Trailfinders Brett Herron from Ulster Janco Venter from Stellenbosch University Graham Geldenhuys from Sharks Hilton Mudariki from University of Johannesburg Leroy Van Dam from Valley RFC Harry Morley from Cambridge Kyle Hatherell from Marr Koch Marx from Golden Lions Jack Stapley from Loughborough Students RUFC James Newey from Bristol Bears Will Homer from Bath Charlie Beckett from Gloucester Charlie Maddison from Rotherham Titans Cameron Holenstein from Harlequins Adam Batt from Doncaster Knights
Players Out Scott van Breda to Worcester Warriors Jake Armstrong to Bristol Bears Jake Woolmore to Bristol Bears Tom Pincus to Bristol Bears James Voss to Leicester Tigers Brendan Cope to Yorkshire Carnegie Kieran Hardy to Scarlets Matt Rogerson to London Irish Jared Saunders to London Scottish Uili Koloʻofai to Paspa Pesaro Jordan Brodley to London Scottish Ellis Abrahams to Rotherham Titans Seb Nagle-Taylor to Rotherham Titans Tom Quarrie to Marmande Oliver Bryant to CR El Salvador
London Irish
Players In Stephen Myler from Northampton Saints Tom Stephenson from Northampton Saints Barney Maddison from Ealing Trailfinders Matt Rogerson from Jersey Reds Bryce Campbell from Glendale Raptors Motu Matu'u from Gloucester Pat Cilliers from Leicester Tigers Sam Twomey from Harlequins TJ Ioane from Sale Sharks Brendan Macken from Wasps Albert Tuisue from Fijian Drua Alivereti Veitokani from Fijian Drua
Players Out Alex Lewington to Saracens Ben Franks to Northampton Saints David Paice retired Tom Woolstencroft to Saracens Joe Cokanasiga to Bath Darren Dawidiuk to Coventry Piet van Zyl to Stade Francais Johnny Williams to Newcastle Falcons Arno Botha to Munster Richard Palframan to London Scottish Senitiki Nayalo to Edinburgh Todd Gleave to Gloucester James Marshall to Hurricanes Tom Smallbone to London Scottish Lasha Lomidze to Aurillac Josh Basham to Durham University Petrus du Plessis to Glasgow Warriors Will Lloyd released Asaeli Tikoirotuma released
London Scottish
Players In Mark Bright from Ealing Trailfinders Rory Jennings from Bath Jimmy Litchfield from Coventry Luke Frost from Loughborough Students RUFC Ollie Adams from Loughborough Students RUFC Grayson Hart from Worcester Warriors Jared Saunders from Jersey Reds Richie Vernon from Glasgow Warriors Richard Palframan from London Irish Theo Vukasinovic from Loughborough Students RUFC Jacob Perry from Hartpury College Billy Harding from Esher Byron Hodge from Rotherham Titans Jordan Brodley from Jersey Reds Lewis Wynne from Glasgow Warriors (season-long loan) Miles Mantella from Ealing Trailfinders Tom Smallbone from London Irish Craig Duncan from University of Bath Henari Veratau from Bourgoin
Players Out Isaac Miller to Worcester Warriors Jake Sharp to Coventry Ewan McQuillin to Yorkshire Carnegie Joe Atkinson to Wasps Ross Neal to Wasps Derrick Appiah to Benetton Dom McGeekie to Old Elthamians Basil Strang to Esher Max Berry to Esher Ed Milne to Richmond Nick Scott from Richmond Craig Holland to Chinnor
Nottingham
Players In Luke Cole from Rotherham Titans Shane O'Leary from Ealing Trailfinders Llewelyn Jones from Ealing Trailfinders Will Owen from Wasps Mike Daniels from Hartpury College Oisin Heffernan from Leinster Luke Peters from Rotherham Titans Cam Dolan from San Diego Legion
Players Out Tiff Eden to Bristol Bears Matt Everard retired Josh Skelcey to Plymouth Albion Ben Morris to Wasps Jimmy Stevens to Leicester Tigers Oliver Evans to Richmond Viliami Hakalo to Saracens
Richmond
Players In Jack Wallace from Bristol Bears Lewis Dennett from Ebbw Vale Sam Edgerley from Oxford University Oliver Evans from Nottingham Rupert Freestone from Plymouth Albion Ed Milne from London Scottish Nick Scott from London Scottish Dave Spelman from Bedford Blues
Players Out
Yorkshire Carnegie
Players In Brendan Cope from Jersey Reds Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier from Nevers Jake Ilnicki from Newcastle Falcons Ewan McQuillin from London Scottish Rowan Jenkins from Ospreys Andrew Foster from Rotherham Titans Daniel Temm from Ealing Trailfinders Kieran Frost from Wharfedale Dan Moor from Oxford University Antonio Kiri Kiri from Manawatu Jade Te Rure from Manawatu Cian Romaine from North Harbour Nic Mayhew from Brumbies Fa'atiga Lemalu from Auckland Elijah Niko from Beziers
Players Out Michael Cusack retired Ollie Stedman to Ealing Trailfinders Charlie Beech to Coventry Ben West to Ealing Trailfinders Steve McColl to Doncaster Knights Alex Davies to Bath
See also List of 2018–19 Premiership Rugby transfers List of 2018–19 Pro14 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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