List of 2016–17 Top 14 transfers

This is a list of player transfers involving Top 14 teams before or during the 2016–17 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 2015–16 season. It is not unknown for confirmed deals to be cancelled at a later date. Agen and Oyonnax were relegated to the Pro D2 for the 2016–17 season replaced by Lyon and Bayonne.

Players In

 * Evrard Dion Oulai from 🇫🇷 US Carcassonne
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ben Broster from 🇫🇷 Biarritz Olympique
 * 🇫🇷 Emmanuel Saubusse from 🇫🇷 Mont-de-Marsan
 * Manu Leiataua from 🇫🇷 Aurillac
 * 🇫🇷 Raphaël Lagarde from 🇫🇷 Albi
 * 🇫🇷 Jérôme Schuster from 🇫🇷 Tarbes
 * 🇫🇷 Adam Jaulhac from 🇫🇷 Bordeaux Begles
 * 🇫🇷 Jean-Blaise Lespinasse from 🇫🇷 Bordeaux Begles
 * 🇫🇷 Felix Le Bourhis from 🇫🇷 Bordeaux Begles
 * 🇳🇿 Tom Donnelly from 🇫🇷 Montpellier
 * Johnnie Beattie from 🇫🇷 Castres Olympique
 * 🇳🇿 Tanerau Latimer from 🇳🇿 Blues
 * Davit Khinchagishvili from 🇫🇷 Racing 92
 * 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Cittadini from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wasps

Players Out

 * 🇫🇷 Pierre Sayerse to 🇫🇷 US Montauban
 * 🇫🇷 Simon Courcoul to 🇫🇷 RC Narbonne

Players In

 * 🇫🇷 Julien Audy from 🇫🇷 La Rochelle
 * Ian Madigan from Leinster
 * 🇲🇩 Vadim Cobilas from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sale Sharks
 * 🇦🇺 Luke Jones from 🇦🇺 Melbourne Rebels
 * 🇫🇷 Marc Clerc from 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * 🇫🇷 Geoffrey Cros from 🇫🇷 Tarbes
 * 🇫🇷 Johan Aliouat from 🇫🇷 US Carcassonne
 * Josaia Vakacegu from 🇫🇷 Béziers
 * Kobus van Wyk from
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tom Palmer from 🇮🇹 Benetton Treviso

Players Out

 * 🇦🇷 Francisco Gomez Kodela to 🇫🇷 Lyon
 * 🇫🇷 Julien Le Devedec to 🇫🇷 CA Brive
 * 🇫🇷 Sofiane Guitoune to 🇫🇷 Toulouse
 * 🇪🇸 Xerom Civil to 🇫🇷 Albi
 * 🇫🇷 Lucas Blanc to 🇫🇷 Albi
 * 🇳🇿 Patrick Toetu to 🇫🇷 CA Brive
 * Heini Adams retired
 * 🇳🇿 Matthew Clarkin retired
 * 🇫🇷 Charles Brousse to 🇫🇷 Provence
 * 🇦🇺 Sekope Kepu to 🇦🇺 NSW Waratahs
 * 🇫🇷 Pierre Bernard to 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * 🇫🇷 Adam Jaulhac to 🇫🇷 Bayonne
 * 🇫🇷 Jean-Blaise Lespinasse to 🇫🇷 Bayonne
 * 🇫🇷 Felix Le Bourhis to 🇫🇷 Bayonne

Players In

 * 🇫🇷 Julien Le Devedec from 🇫🇷 Bordeaux Begles
 * Vasil Lobzhanidze from RC Armazi Tbilisi
 * 🇳🇿 Patrick Toetu from 🇫🇷 Bordeaux Begles
 * Soso Bekoshvili from 🇫🇷 Chambéry
 * 🇫🇷 Benjamin Lapeyre from 🇫🇷 La Rochelle
 * Seremaia Burotu from 🇫🇷 Biarritz Olympique
 * 🇫🇷 Vivien Devisme from 🇫🇷 Soyaux Angoulême

Players Out

 * 🇫🇷 Anderson Neisen to 🇫🇷 Limoges
 * 🇫🇷 Yusuf Tuncer to 🇫🇷 Albi
 * 🇫🇷 Hugues Briatte to 🇫🇷 Nevers
 * 🇫🇷 Victor Lebas to 🇫🇷 Soyaux Angoulême
 * Goderdzi Shvelidze retired
 * Anton Peikrishvili to Ulster

Players In

 * 🇫🇷 Loic Jacquet from 🇫🇷 Clermont Auvergne
 * 🇫🇷 Daniel Kotze from 🇫🇷 Clermont Auvergne
 * Jody Jenneker from 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * 🇩🇪 Damien Tussac from 🇫🇷 US Montauban
 * 🇫🇷 Tudor Stroe from 🇫🇷 Tarbes
 * 🇦🇺 Afusipa Taumoepeau from 🇫🇷 Albi
 * Robert Ebersohn from 🇫🇷 Montpellier
 * 🇳🇿 Maama Vaipulu from 🇳🇿 Chiefs
 * 🇹🇴 Steve Mafi from 🇦🇺 Western Force
 * 🇦🇷 Horacio Agulla from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bath Rugby
 * 🇫🇷 Pierre Berard from 🇫🇷 Montpellier
 * 🇫🇷 Maxime Javaux from 🇫🇷 Racing 92
 * 🇫🇷 Thibault Lasselle from 🇫🇷 Toulon

Players Out

 * Richie Gray to 🇫🇷 Toulouse
 * 🇫🇷 Remi Lamerat to 🇫🇷 Clermont Auvergne
 * Piula Faʻasalele to 🇫🇷 Toulouse
 * Vlad Nistor to 🇫🇷 Albi
 * 🇳🇿 Karena Wihongi to 🇫🇷 Lyon
 * 🇫🇷 Benjamin Desroches to 🇫🇷 Albi
 * 🇳🇿 Rudi Wulf to 🇫🇷 Lyon
 * 🇫🇷 Ibrahim Diarra to 🇫🇷 Pau
 * Johnnie Beattie to 🇫🇷 Bayonne
 * 🇳🇿 Daniel Kirkpatrick to 🇫🇷 Albi
 * 🇫🇷 Mathieu Bonello retired
 * 🇫🇷 Yannick Forestier retired
 * 🇫🇷 Romain Cabannes retired
 * Sitiveni Sivivatu retired

Players In

 * 🇦🇺 Sitaleki Timani from 🇫🇷 Montpellier
 * 🇫🇷 Remi Lamerat from 🇫🇷 Castres Olympique
 * 🇳🇿 Isaia Toeava from 🇯🇵 Kubota Spears
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Aaron Jarvis from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ospreys

Players Out

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Jonathan Davies to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Scarlets
 * 🇦🇺 Brock James to 🇫🇷 La Rochelle
 * 🇫🇷 Loic Jacquet to 🇫🇷 Castres Olympique
 * 🇫🇷 Daniel Kotze to 🇫🇷 Castres Olympique
 * 🇨🇦 Jamie Cudmore to 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * Pellow van der Westhuizen to 🇫🇷 US Montauban

Players In

 * 🇫🇷 David Mélé from 🇫🇷 Toulouse
 * Sisa Waqa from 🇦🇺 Canberra Raiders
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aly Muldowney from Connacht

Players Out

 * 🇳🇿 Jackson Willison to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Worcester Warriors
 * 🇫🇷 Robinson Caire to 🇫🇷 Biarritz Olympique
 * 🇹🇴 Daniel Kilioni to 🇫🇷 US Carcassonne
 * 🇫🇷 Kevin Goze to 🇫🇷 Bourgoin

Players In

 * 🇫🇷 Vincent Rattez from 🇫🇷 RC Narbonne
 * 🇦🇺 Brock James from 🇫🇷 Clermont Auvergne
 * 🇫🇷 Alexis Balès from 🇫🇷 Agen
 * 🇳🇿 Victor Vito from 🇳🇿 Hurricanes
 * 🇫🇷 Dany Priso from 🇫🇷 Stade Francais
 * 🇫🇷 Jérémie Maurouard from 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * 🇫🇷 Mohamed Boughanmi from 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * 🇫🇷 Steeve Barry from 🇫🇷 France Sevens
 * 🇫🇷 Arthur Retière from 🇫🇷 Racing 92
 * Paul Jordaan from Sharks

Players Out

 * 🇫🇷 Julien Audy to 🇫🇷 Bordeaux Begles
 * 🇫🇷 David Roumieu to 🇫🇷 Biarritz Olympique
 * 🇫🇷 Thomas Synaeghel to 🇫🇷 Biarritz Olympique
 * 🇫🇷 Fabien Fortassin to 🇫🇷 Biarritz Olympique
 * 🇫🇷 Benjamin Lapeyre to 🇫🇷 CA Brive
 * Gagi Bazadze to 🇫🇷 Montpellier
 * 🇦🇺 Malietoa Hingano to 🇯🇵 Honda Heat
 * 🇫🇷 Benjamin Geledan to 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * 🇫🇷 Francois Herry to 🇫🇷 Nevers
 * Alipate Ratini to 🇫🇷 Stade Francais
 * Alofa Alofa to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harlequins

Players In

 * 🇫🇷 Alexandre Menini from 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * 🇦🇷 Francisco Gomez Kodela from 🇫🇷 Bordeaux Begles
 * 🇳🇿 Karena Wihongi from 🇫🇷 Castres Olympique
 * 🇫🇷 Stéphane Clément from 🇫🇷 Biarritz Olympique
 * 🇫🇷 Mickaël Ivaldi from 🇫🇷 Montpellier
 * Maselino Paulino from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Scarlets
 * 🇳🇿 Josh Bekhuis from 🇳🇿 Blues
 * Franco Mostert from Lions
 * 🇫🇷 Félix Lambey from 🇫🇷 Béziers
 * 🇫🇷 Virgile Bruni from 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * 🇫🇷 Frédéric Michalak from 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * 🇦🇺 Mike Harris from 🇦🇺 Melbourne Rebels
 * 🇫🇷 Théo Belan from 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Delon Armitage from 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * 🇳🇿 Rudi Wulf from 🇫🇷 Castres Olympique
 * 🇦🇺 Curtis Browning from 🇦🇺 Queensland Reds
 * BJ Botha from Munster

Players Out

 * 🇫🇷 Karim Kouider to 🇫🇷 Béziers
 * Waisale Sukanaveita to 🇫🇷 US Montauban
 * Steevy Cerqueira to 🇫🇷 Béziers
 * 🇫🇷 Didier Tison to 🇫🇷 RC Narbonne
 * 🇳🇿 Hoani Tui to 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * 🇫🇷 Jean Baptiste Singer to 🇫🇷 Biarritz Olympique
 * 🇦🇺 Damien Fitzpatrick to 🇦🇺 NSW Waratahs
 * Wian du Preez retired
 * Eugene N'Zi to 🇫🇷 Nevers
 * 🇫🇷 Jérémy Gondrand to 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * 🇫🇷 Jean-Philippe Bonrepaux retired
 * 🇫🇷 Karim Ghezal retired
 * 🇳🇿 Kendrick Lynn retired

Players In

 * 🇫🇷 Alexandre Dumoulin from 🇫🇷 Racing 92
 * Nemani Nadolo from 🇳🇿 Crusaders
 * Konstantin Mikautadze from 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * Gagi Bazadze from 🇫🇷 La Rochelle
 * 🇫🇷 Grégory Fichten from 🇫🇷 RC Narbonne
 * 🇫🇷 Antoine Guillamon from 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * 🇫🇷 Joffrey Michel from 🇫🇷 USA Perpignan
 * 🇫🇷 Vincent Martin from 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * 🇳🇿 Ben Botica from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harlequins
 * Henry Immelman from Free State Cheetahs
 * Nico Janse van Rensburg from Bulls
 * 🇦🇺 Joe Tomane from 🇦🇺 Brumbies
 * Shalva Mamukashvili from Glasgow Warriors
 * 🇫🇷 Romain Ruffenach from 🇫🇷 Biarritz Olympique

Players Out

 * 🇦🇺 Sitaleki Timani to 🇫🇷 Clermont Auvergne
 * 🇫🇷 Mickael Ivaldi to 🇫🇷 Lyon
 * 🇫🇷 François Trinh-Duc to 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * 🇫🇷 Nicolas Mas retired
 * 🇫🇷 Ilian Perraux to 🇫🇷 Albi
 * Pat Cilliers to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leicester Tigers
 * 🇦🇺 Ben Mowen to 🇫🇷 Pau
 * Robert Ebersohn to 🇫🇷 Castres Olympique
 * 🇫🇷 Martin Devergie to 🇫🇷 US Colomiers
 * 🇫🇷 Oleg Ishchenko to 🇫🇷 US Colomiers
 * 🇳🇿 Tom Donnelly to 🇫🇷 Bayonne
 * 🇫🇷 Pierre Berard to 🇫🇷 Castres Olympique
 * 🇫🇷 Thibaut Privat to 🇫🇷 Lyon
 * 🇳🇿 Anthony Tuitavake to 🇫🇷 Racing 92
 * 🇫🇷 Anthony Floch retired

Players In

 * Masalosalo Tutaia from 🇫🇷 Mont-de-Marsan
 * 🇦🇺 Ben Mowen from 🇫🇷 Montpellier
 * 🇫🇷 Julien Tomas from 🇫🇷 Stade Francais
 * 🇫🇷 Ibrahim Diarra from 🇫🇷 Castres Olympique
 * 🇫🇷 Fabrice Metz from 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * 🇫🇷 Pierrick Gunther from 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * 🇩🇿 Malik Hamadache from 🇫🇷 Albi
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Steffon Armitage from 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * 🇳🇿 Tom Taylor from 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * 🇳🇿 Jamie Mackintosh from 🇺🇸 Ohio Aviators

Players Out

 * 🇫🇷 Mathieu Acebes to 🇫🇷 USA Perpignan
 * Samuel Marques to 🇫🇷 Toulouse
 * Giorgi Natsarashvili to 🇫🇷 US Carcassonne
 * 🇳🇿 Elijah Niko to 🇫🇷 Béziers
 * Josefa Domolailai to 🇫🇷 US Carcassonne
 * 🇫🇷 Vincent Campo retired
 * 🇫🇷 Jean Bouilhou retired
 * 🇫🇷 Damien Traille retired
 * 🇫🇷 Baptiste Bonnet retired
 * Sireli Bobo to 🇫🇷 RC Strasbourg
 * Marika Vunibaka Jr released

Players In

 * Leone Nakarawa from Glasgow Warriors
 * Viliamu Afatia from 🇫🇷 Agen
 * 🇳🇿 Anthony Tuitavake from🇫🇷 Montpellier
 * 🇳🇿 Ali Williams unattached
 * Gerbrandt Grobler unattached

Players Out

 * 🇫🇷 Alexandre Dumoulin to 🇫🇷 Montpellier
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Luke Charteris to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bath Rugby
 * 🇫🇷 Arthur Retière to 🇫🇷 La Rochelle
 * 🇫🇷 Luc Barba to 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Mike Phillips to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sale Sharks
 * 🇫🇷 Maxime Javaux to 🇫🇷 Castres Olympique
 * Juandré Kruger to 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * Davit Khinchagishvili to 🇫🇷 Bayonne
 * Johan Goosen retired
 * 🇮🇹 Martin Castrogiovanni retired

Players In

 * Alipate Ratini from 🇫🇷 La Rochelle

Players Out

 * 🇫🇷 Dany Priso to 🇫🇷 La Rochelle
 * 🇫🇷 Julien Tomas to 🇫🇷 Pau

Players In

 * 🇫🇷 François Trinh-Duc from 🇫🇷 Montpellier
 * 🇦🇺 Liam Gill from 🇦🇺 Queensland Reds
 * Marcel van der Merwe from Bulls
 * 🇫🇷 Laurent Delboubes from 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * 🇫🇷 Vincent Clerc from 🇫🇷 Toulouse
 * 🇫🇷 Pierre Bernard from 🇫🇷 Bordeaux Begles
 * 🇯🇵 Ayumu Goromaru from 🇦🇺 Queensland Reds
 * Aidon Davis from Southern Kings
 * Juandré Kruger from 🇫🇷 Racing 92

Players Out

 * 🇫🇷 Theo Belan to 🇫🇷 Lyon
 * Konstantin Mikautadze to 🇫🇷 Montpellier
 * Paul O'Connell retired
 * 🇦🇺 Lachlan Turner to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Exeter Chiefs
 * 🇫🇷 Alexandre Menini to 🇫🇷 Lyon
 * 🇫🇷 Virgile Bruni to 🇫🇷 Lyon
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Delon Armitage to 🇫🇷 Lyon
 * 🇫🇷 Mohamed Boughanmi to 🇫🇷 La Rochelle
 * 🇦🇺 UJ Seuteni to 🇫🇷 Oyonnax
 * 🇫🇷 Frédéric Michalak to 🇫🇷 Lyon
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Steffon Armitage to 🇫🇷 Pau
 * 🇫🇷 Thibault Lasselle to 🇫🇷 Castres Olympique
 * 🇳🇿 Tom Taylor to 🇫🇷 Pau
 * 🇦🇺 Quade Cooper to 🇦🇺 Queensland Reds

Players In

 * Richie Gray from 🇫🇷 Castres Olympique
 * 🇫🇷 Sofiane Guitoune from 🇫🇷 Bordeaux Begles
 * 🇮🇹 Leonardo Ghiraldini from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leicester Tigers
 * Piula Faʻasalele from 🇫🇷 Castres Olympique
 * Samuel Marques from 🇫🇷 Pau
 * Maks van Dyk from Cheetahs

Players Out

 * 🇫🇷 Louis Picamoles to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Northampton Saints
 * 🇫🇷 David Mélé to 🇫🇷 Grenoble
 * 🇳🇿 Corey Flynn to Glasgow Warriors
 * 🇫🇷 Romain Millo-Chluski to 🇫🇷 USA Perpignan
 * 🇫🇷 Thomas Ramos to 🇫🇷 US Colomiers
 * 🇫🇷 Clément Poitrenaud to
 * 🇫🇷 Imanol Harinordoquy retired
 * 🇫🇷 Vincent Clerc to 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * Timoci Matanavou to 🇫🇷 USA Perpignan