This is a list of player transfers involving Top 14 teams before or during the 2019–20 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 2018–19 season. It is not unknown for confirmed deals to be cancelled at a later date. Bayonne and Brive are promoted to the Top 14, whilst Grenoble and Perpignan are demoted to the Pro D2 for the 2019–20 season.
Agen
Players in Malino Vanai from Montauban Walter Desmaison from Mont-de-Marsan Laurence Pearce from Mont-de-Marsan Xavier Chauveau from Racing 92 Raphaël Lagarde from Racing 92 Dylan Hayes from Angoulême Clement Martinez from Biarritz Jamie-Jerry Taulagi from Mont-de-Marsan Pierce Phillips from Worcester Warriors Julien Jane from Bayonne Nathan Decron from Bordeaux Jordan Puletua from Beziers Joel Sclavi from Angoulême short-term contract Anton Peikrishvili from Aia Kutaishi (short-term loan)
Players out Antoine Miquel to Toulouse Quentin Bethune to Stade Francais Facundo Bosch to La Rochelle Clement Laporte to Lyon Denis Marchois to Pau Julien Hériteau to Toulon Jake McIntyre to Clermont Fouad Yaha to Catalans Dragons Yohan Montes to Provence Xerom Civil to Carcassonne Yoan Tanga-Mangene to Racing 92 (short-term deal) Tamaz Mchedlidze to Rouen Christaan van der Merwe to Carcassonne Opeti Fonua to Layrac Ricky Januarie to Chateauroux Nicolas Metge to Narbonne Joel Sclavi to Jaguares
Bayonne
Players in Hansie Graaff from Massy Alofa Alofa from Harlequins Andres Gorin from Massy Brandon Fajardo from Colomiers Jean-Baptiste de Clercq from Oloron Jean Monribot from Toulon Edwin Maka from Racing 92 Mariano Galarza from Bordeaux Viliamu Afatia from Bordeaux Census Johnston from Racing 92 Mat Luamanu from Harlequins Malietoa Hingano from Stade Francais Djibril Camara from Stade Francais Michael Ruru from Melbourne Rebels Callum Wilson from Angoulême
Players out Bandisa Ndlovu to Sharks Juan Pablo Orlandi retired Tristian Tedder to Toulouse Julien Jane to Agen Alexandre Gouaux to Aurillac Kyle Whyte to London Scottish Benjamin Thiery retired Gregory Arganese retired Maxime Marty to Toulouse Bastien Fuster to Rouen Willie du Plessis to Biarritz
Bordeaux
Players in Remi Lamerat from Clermont Ben Botica from Oyonnax Yoram Moefana from Colomiers Maxime Lucu from Biarritz Santiago Cordero from Exeter Chiefs Scott Higginbotham from Queensland Reds Alexandre Flanquart from Stade Francais Masalosalo Tutaia from Perpignan (short-term loan)
Players out Luke Jones to Melbourne Rebels Baptiste Serin to Toulon Irakli Tskhadadze to Brive Romain Lonca to Biarritz Leroy Houston to Biarritz Greg Peterson to Newcastle Falcons Mariano Galarza to Bayonne Nathan Decron to Agen George Tilsley to Perpignan Lucas Lebraud to Biarritz Viliamu Afatia to Bayonne Brock James to La Rochelle
Brive
Players in Mesake Doge from Timișoara Saracens Kitione Kamikamica from Vannes Hayden Thompson-Stringer from Saracens Setareki Bituniyata from Massy Vano Karkadze from Aurillac Julien Blanc from Pau Quentin Delord from Lyon Alex Dunbar from Glasgow Warriors Mitch Lees from Exeter Chiefs Nico Lee from Cheetahs
Players out Petrus Hauman retired Demba Bamba to Lyon Vivien Devisme to Lyon Luka Goginava to Angoulême Felix Le Bourhis to Carcassonne Dominiko Waqaniburotu to Pau Samuel Marques to Pau Ken Bikadua to Surenes Damien Lagrange to Provence Loick Jammes to Provence Benjamin Petre to Albi Peceli Nacebe to Fijian Drua Arnaud Mignardi released
Castres
Players in Hans N'Kinsi from Grenoble Thomas Fortunel from Montauban Filipo Nakosi from Toulon Bastien Bourgier from Toulouse Karena Wihongi from Carcassonne Matt Tierney from Pau Benjamin Lapeyre from Beziers (short-term loan)
Players out Thibault Lassalle to Oyonnax Yannick Caballero retired Yohan Le Bourhis to Oyonnax Scott Spedding retired Yohan Domenech to Rouen David Smith to Narbonne Steve Mafi to London Irish
Clermont
Players in George Merrick from Harlequins Jake McIntyre from Agen Mike Tadjer from Grenoble Rudy Paige from Cheetahs (short-term loan) JJ Engelbrecht from Stormers (short-term loan) Faifili Levave from Mitusbishi DynaBoars (short-term loan) Duane Aholelei from Tasman (short-term loan)
Players out Remi Lamerat to Bordeaux Michaël Simutoga to Grenoble Patricio Fernandez to Lyon Dorian Laverhne to Provence Damien Chouly to Perpignan Flip van der Merwe retired Corentin Astier to Montauban Benjamin Kayser retired William Hutteau to Vannes
La Rochelle
Players in Reda Wardi from Beziers Facundo Bosch from Agen Brock James from Bordeaux Teddy Stanaway from Oyonnax (short-term deal)
Players out Hikairo Forbes to Provence William Demotte to Grenoble Steeve Barry to Biarritz Benjamin Noble to Angoulême Mohamed Boughanmi to Pau Ryan Lamb retired Eric Marks to Vannes
Lyon
Players in Demba Bamba from Brive Vivien Devisme from Brive Tanginoa Halaifonua from Massy Clement Laporte from Agen Xavier Chiocci from Toulon Kilian Geraci from Grenoble Patricio Fernandez from Clermont Badri Alkhazashvili from Provence Josua Tuisova from Toulon
Players out Lionel Beauxis to Oyonnax Manuel Carizza retired Delon Armitage retired Deon Fourie to Grenoble Virgile Lacombe retired Albertus Buckle retired Adrien Seguret to Mont-de-Marsan Quentin Delord to Brive
Montpellier
Players in Guilhem Guirado from Toulon Anthony Bouthier from Vannes Handre Pollard from Bulls Kahn Fotuali'i from Bath Caleb Timu from Queensland Reds Lucas de Connick from Biarritz Lizo Gqoboka from Bulls (short-term loan)
Players out Yvan Watremez to Biarritz Romain Ruffenach to Biarritz Alexandre Dumoulin to Pau Julien Tomas retired Yannick Arrboyo to Beziers Chris Kuridrani to Kagifa Samoa Ruan Pienaar to Cheetahs
Pau
Players in Denis Marchois from Agen Alexandre Dumoulin from Montpellier Ben Smith from Highlanders Siegfried Fisi'ihoi from Stade Francais Luke Whitelock from Highlanders Lucas Pointud from Toulouse Dominiko Waqaniburotu from Brive Samuel Marques from Brive Mohamed Boughanmi from La Rochelle
Players out Thomas Domingo retired Julien Blanc to Brive Sean Dougall to Valence Romans Matt Tierney to Castres Peter Saili to Valence Romans Laurent Bouchet to Grenoble Steffon Armitage to San Diego Legion
Racing 92
Players in Ali Oz from Grenoble Kevin Le Guen from Angoulême Dorian Laborde from Mont-de-Marsan François Trinh-Duc from Toulon Yoan Tanga-Mangene from Agen (short-term loan) Theo Velten from Angoulême Sam Hidalgo-Clyne from Scarlets (short-term deal) Joaquín Díaz Bonilla from Jaguares (short-term loan)
Players out Xavier Chauveau to Agen Raphaël Lagarde to Agen Pat Lambie retired Ole Avei to Angoulême Edwin Maka to Bayonne Dimitri Szarzewski retired Census Johnston to Bayonne Joe Rokocoko retired
Stade Français
Players in Christopher Vaotoa from Montauban Quentin Bethune from Agen Pablo Matera from Jaguares Pierre-Henri Azagoh from Massy Sami Mavinga from Newcastle Falcons James Hall from Oyonnax Sefa Naivalu from Queensland Reds Thierry Feuteu from Alcobendas Rugby Fabien Witz from Massy Joris Segonds from Aurllac Loic Godener from Grenoble Quentin James from Perpignan Ruan Combrinck from Lions Lionel Mapoe from Lions (short-term loan) Tolu Latu from NSW Waratahs Damien Fitzpatrick from Waratahs (short-term loan) Carlü Sadie from Western Province (short-term loan) Joketani Koroi from Otago Luke Tagi from Fijian Drua (short-term loan)
Players out Siegfried Fisi'ihoi to Pau Piet van Zyl retired Alexandre Flanquart to Bordeaux Tony Ensor to Oyonnax Morné Steyn to Bulls Laurent Sempere retired Sylvain Nicolas retired Malietoa Hingano to Bayonne Djibril Camara to Bayonne Sergio Parisse to Toulon Denis Coulson to Carcassonne Elies El Ansari to Massy Jimmy Yobo to Aurillac
Toulon
Players in Christopher Tolofua from Saracens Baptiste Serin from Bordeaux Eben Etzebeth from Stormers Nehe Milner-Skudder from Hurricanes Duncan Paia'aua from Queensland Reds Julien Hériteau from Agen Bryce Heem from Worcester Warriors Thomas Hoarau from Beziers Theo Dachary from Biarritz Masivesi Dakuwaqa from Western Force Gabin Villiere from Rouen Gervais Cordin from Grenoble Beka Gigashvili from Grenoble Sergio Parisse from Stade Francais Ben Te'o from Worcester Warriors (short-term deal) Wilco Louw from Stormers (short-term loan) Louis Schreuder from Sharks Sonatane Takulua from Newcastle Falcons Ramiro Moyano from Jaguares
Players out Guilhem Guirado to Montpellier Xavier Chiocci to Lyon Eric Escande to Grenoble Malakai Fekitoa to Wasps François Trinh-Duc to Racing 92 Jean Monribot to Bayonne Josua Tuisova to Lyon Filipo Nakosi to Castres Mathieu Bastareaud to Rugby United New York Darly Domvo to Biarritz JP Pietersen to Sharks Rudy Gahetau to Rouen Jonah Placid to Western Force Juandré Kruger to Bulls
Toulouse
Players in Tristian Tedder from Bayonne Bastien Chalureau from Nevers Rory Arnold from Brumbies Maxime Marty from Bayonne Werner Kok from South Africa Sevens (short-term loan) Takeshi Hino from Yamaha Jubilo (short-term loan) Jaco Visagie from Bulls (short-term loan)
Players out Pierre Gayraud to Grenoble Piula Fa'asalele to Perpignan Lucas Pointud to Pau Alexandre Manukula to Colomiers Bastien Bourgier to Castres Maks van Dyk to Harlequins
See also List of 2019–20 Premiership Rugby transfers List of 2019–20 Pro14 transfers List of 2019–20 Super Rugby transfers List of 2019–20 RFU Championship transfers List of 2019–20 Major League Rugby transfers
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