This is a list of player transfers involving Champ Rugby teams before or during the 2026–27 season. It is not unknown for confirmed deals to be cancelled at a later date.
Blackheath and Rotherham Titans are promoted to the Champ Rugby for the 2026-27 season whilst Cambridge and London Scottish are demoted to National League 1 competition for the 2026-27 season.
Ampthill
Players in Jack Kinder from Leicester Tigers Elliot Gourlay from Loughborough Students RUFC Harry Silman from Cardiff Metropolitan University Oscar Bennett from University of Bath Tobias Trafford from University of Birmingham George Nugent from Richmond Tom Gulley from University of Exeter Ed Timpson from California Legion Jimmy Thompson from Cambridge Raff Weston from Bristol Bears Toby Baker from Bristol Bears Jody Devine from Leeds Beckett University Jamie Fallon from London Scottish Theo Mannion from Leicester Lions Michael Chettoa from Maties Joe Browning from Randwick
Players out Josh Barton (released) Mason Cullen (released) Alex Davies (released) Louis Grimoldby (retired) Dom Hardman (released) Rory Morgan (released) Callum Norrie (released) Jake Parkinson to Cambridge James Johnston to Chinnor Fraser Stratchan to Oundle Matt Salisbury to Leeds Tykes Wilson Ijeh to Blackheath Sione Va'enuku to Saracens Lekima Ravuvu to Rotherham Titans Sam Kildunne to Doncaster Knights
Bedford Blues
Players in Dan Eckersby from Cambridge Will Davies-King from Cardiff Marcus Kershaw from Great Britain Sevens Ben Dufficy from Taranaki
Players out Archie Hosking (released) Rafe Witheat (released) Joe Hill to Cambridge
Blackheath
Players in Ehize Ehizode from Doncaster Knights Ben Chapman from Doncaster Knights Nick Cook from Westcombe Park Tom Kendrick from Tonbridge Juddians Noah Ferdinand from London Scottish Iwan Price-Thomas from Cornish Pirates Seb Brownhill from Richmond Ronnie du Randt from Richmond Kegan Christian-Goss from Nottingham Mikel Davies from Westcombe Park Tom Everard from Northern Suburbs Andrew Denham from Bury St Edmunds Joel Grayson from Newcastle Red Bulls Timur Gecer from London Scottish Wilson Ijeh from Ampthill Harry Taylor from Ealing Trailfinders Kieran Curran from Northern Suburbs Taitusi Qaniuci from Cambridge Max Blinkhorn from University of Nottingham Michael Etete from Nottingham
Players out Jake Lloyd (retired) Markus Burcham (retired) Finn Osbourne to Dorking
Caldy
Players in Harry Oliver from Macclesfield Rhys James from Wirral Oliver Barker from University of Nottingham Charlie Ford from Chester Ben Parkin from Leeds Beckett University
Players out Kieran Wilkinson to Doncaster Knights Lewis Barker (retired) Sam Olyott (released) Tom Sanders (released) Michael Barlow to Sandbach
Chinnor
Players in James Johnston from Ampthill Liam Richman from Petrarca Harry Gilson-Fox from Rotherham Titans George Wacokecoke from Camborne Josh du Toit from University of Johannesburg Ben Currie from Cambridge Richie Simpson from Ealing Trailfinders Jack Metcalf from Rouen Olly Wyman from Cardiff Metropolitan University Andy Darlington from Macclesfield
Players out
Cornish Pirates
Players in Tomiwa Agbongbon from Ealing Trailfinders Finn Love from Camborne Hugh Bokenham from Gloucester Matt Cannon from Ealing Trailfinders Jack Forsythe from Exeter Chiefs Harry Ascherl from Exeter Chiefs Barnaby Elderkin (unattached) Will Beconnsall from Exeter Chiefs Steele Barker from Bristol Bears Jamie Clark from Newcastle Red Bulls Alessandro Heaney from Anthem RC Henry Palmer from Western Force Josh Radcliffe from Great Britain Sevens
Players out Ollie Andrews (released) Ben Cambriani (released) Rory Suttor (released) Matty Ward to Nottingham Iwan Price-Thomas to Blackheath John Stevens (retired) Charlie Rice to Chambery Will Rigelsford to London Scottish
Coventry
Players in Matthew McNab from Doncaster Knights Rhys Tait from Doncaster Knights Bruce Houston from Bourg-en-Bressane Marcus Rhodes from Durham University Rhys Fulford from Cambridge Alex Garrett from Nottingham Joe Margetts from Doncaster Knights Tumy Onasanya from Sale Sharks Jono Benz-Salomon from Gloucester Ethan Hunt from Hartpury University Suetena Asomua from Valence Romans
Players out Allan Ferrie to Newcastle Red Bulls David Opoku-Fordjour to Sale Sharks Suva Ma'asi (retired) Chester Owen (released) Morgan Adderly-Jones to Nottingham Ewan Baker to Oundle Toby Trinder to Oundle Oli Morris to Oundle Dylan Morris to Trinity Guild Eliot Salt to Gloucester
Doncaster Knights
Players in Callum Hancock from Newcastle Red Bulls Connor Hancock from Newcastle Red Bulls Hsrry Yates from Ealing Trailfinders Nathan Langdon from Sale FC Paul Masoe from Cambridge Louie Kirkham from Leeds Beckett University Jake Ellwood from Cambridge Kieran Wilkinson from Caldy Max Allen-Paver from Leeds Beckett University Ben Sugars from California Legion Corey Tait from Selkirk Tololima Savaiinaea from Richmond Ben Glanville from University of Nottingham Penaia Tagutu from British Army Bailey Ransom from London Scottish Aidan King from Old Glory DC Angus Williams from Edinburgh Sam Kildunne from Ampthill Tom Curtis from Sale Sharks Alex Wardell from London Scottish
Players out Conor Davidson (retired) Thom Smith (retired) Lewis Thiede (retired) Josh Williams (retired) Connor Edwards to Pontypool Matthew McNab to Coventry Rhys Tait to Coventry Joe Margetts to Coventry Ehize Ehizode to Blackheath Ben Chapman to Blackheath Russell Bennett to Rotherham Titans Morgan Jones to Llandovery
Ealing Trailfinders
Players in Louie Johnson from Saracens Gareth Simpson from Saracens Sam Grahamslaw from Bristol Bears Max Nagy from Ospreys Hayden Hyde from Harlequins Freddie Stevenson from Plymouth Albion James Humphreys from Ulster Jack Kelleher from Cork Constitution Fionn Gibbons from Munster Jarrod Taylor from Scarlets Louis Finch from Mont-de-Marsan Jacob Morris from Gloucester Mikey Summerfield from Bath Emeka Atuanya from Northampton Saints Fyn Brown from Northampton Saints Tom Florence from Ospreys Oscar Stott from Nottingham
Players out Tobi Wilson to Bristol Bears Lefty Zigiriadis to Northampton Saints Harry Yates to Doncaster Knights Geordie Gwynn to Edinburgh Tomiwa Agbongbon to Cornish Pirates Matt Cannon to Cornish Pirates Josh Taylor to Northampton Saints Danny Cutmore (released) Sam Edwards (released) Rob Farrar (retired) Jordan Holgate (retired) James Kenny to Plymouth Albion Harry Taylor to Blackheath George Worboys to Manawatu Josh Caulfield to Bristol Bears Richie Simpson to Chinnor
Hartpury University
Players in Harrison James from Cardiff Metropolitan University Ollie Smith from Cardiff Metropolitan University
Players out Ethan Hunt to Coventry Monty Oliver to Worcester Warriors
Nottingham
Players in Matty Ward from Cornish Pirates Morgan Adderly-Jones from Coventry Simon Koroiyadi from Benetton Will Ramply from Nottingham Trent University Oli Crane from Leicester Lions Oran Murphy from Loughborough Students RUFC Harry Clarke (unattached) Matthew Gould from Nottingham Trent University Cieran Barry from Nottingham Trent University
Players out Jack Dickinson to Worcester Warriors Kegan Christian-Goss to Blackheath Ben Brownlie (retired) Michael Etete (released) Sam Mercer (released) Jack Stapley (released) James Cherry to Worcester Warriors Alex Garrett to Coventry Oscar Stott to Ealing Trailfinders Michael Etete to Blackheath Josh Goodwin to HKFC
Richmond
Players in Tom Riman from Loughborough Students RUFC Fergus Dick from Oxford University Cody Mitchell from New Zealand Ambassadors XV Conor Oresanya from Leeds Beckett University Austin Hay from London Scottish Charlie Bell from Exeter Chiefs Rowan Grundy from Rams James Beverley from University of Bath Eric Nixon from Loughborough Students RUFC Hugo Culverhouse from Tonbridge Juddians Ben Wright from Newcastle University Boris Ames from Durham University Sam Reynolds from Maruwa Logistar'z Kyoto
Players out Seb Brownhill to Blackheath Ronnie du Randt to Blackheath Hamish Murray to Tonbridge Juddians Tololima Savaiinaea to Doncaster Knights George Nugent to Ampthill
Rotherham Titans
Players in Alfie Bell from Exeter Chiefs Russell Bennett from Doncaster Knights Zac Nearchou from Cambridge James Brown from RGC 1404 Jack Howells from Loughborough Students RUFC Tom Threlfall from Leicester Tigers Lekima Ravuvu from Ampthill Brent Jackson from Glasgow Warriors
Players out Harry Gilson-Fox to Chinnor Noah Cowan to Worcester Warriors
Worcester Warriors
Players in Joe Jones from Harlequins Jack Dickinson from Nottingham Owain Evans from Loughborough Students RUFC Cameron Miell from Leicester Tigers John Hawkins from Newcastle Red Bulls James Cherry from Nottingham Charlie Chapman from Exeter Chiefs Zach Armstrong from Cardiff Metropolitan University Lochie Glackin from Leicester Tigers Jack Hopson from Valence Romans Monty Oliver from Hartpury University Tom Savage from Moana Pasifika Kofi Cripps from Bristol Bears Noah Cowan from Rotherham Titans
Players out Khalik Kareem to Bristol Bears Tom Hendrickson to Biarritz Tim Hoyt to Lyon Chris Preen to Plymouth Albion Matt Rogerson (retired) Tom Golder to London Scottish Callum Smyth to Cambridge Thabo Ndimande to Pumas Obinna Nkwocha to Exeter Chiefs
See also List of 2026–27 Premiership Rugby transfers List of 2026–27 United Rugby Championship transfers List of 2026–27 Super Rugby transfers List of 2026–27 Top 14 transfers List of 2026–27 Rugby Pro D2 transfers List of 2026–27 Major League Rugby transfers
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