List of 2018–19 Major League Rugby transfers

This is a list of player transfers involving Major League Rugby teams that occurred from the end of the 2018 season and through the 2019 season. The league confirmed the additions of two teams for the 2019 season, Rugby United New York and the Toronto Arrows.

Austin Elite
Players in
 * 🇺🇸 Dominique Bailey from 🇺🇸 Chicago Lions
 * 🇫🇷 Simon Bienvenu from 🇫🇷 Racing 92
 * 🇫🇷 Simon Courcoul from 🇫🇷 Grasse
 * Juan Echeverría from Old Christians
 * Tiaan Erasmus from CUT Ixias
 * 🇨🇦 Doug Fraser from 🇨🇦 Castaway Wanderers
 * Sebastián Kalm from 🇺🇸 New Orleans Gold
 * 🇲🇦 Soheyl Jaoudat from 🇫🇷 Clermont
 * 🇨🇦 Travis Larsen from 🇨🇦 James Bay
 * 🇨🇦 Josh Larsen from 🇳🇿 Otago
 * Dylan Pieterse from Boland Cavaliers
 * Brendan Rams from 🇺🇸 Austin Blacks
 * Rodrigo Silva from Carrasco Polo
 * 🇦🇺 Peni Tagive from 🇺🇸 Old Blue
 * Marcelo Torrealba from Chile 7s
 * Andrés Vilaseca from Old Boys
 * 🇺🇸 LaRome White from 🇺🇸 Seattle Seawolves
 * Rikus Zwart from Griffons

Players out
 * 🇺🇸 Mike Brown to 🇺🇸 Rugby United New York
 * 🇺🇸 Victor Comptat to 🇺🇸 Houston Sabercats
 * 🇺🇸 Ross Deacon to 🇺🇸 Rugby United New York
 * 🇺🇸 Robert Drummond to 🇺🇸 Austin Huns
 * 🇦🇺 Tim Fitzgerald to 🇺🇸 Austin Huns
 * 🇺🇸 Hanco Germishuys to 🇺🇸 Glendale Raptors
 * 🇺🇸 David LeMasters to 🇺🇸 Austin Huns
 * Pita Naruma to 🇺🇸 Austin Huns
 * 🇺🇸 Paddy Ryan to 🇺🇸 Rugby United New York
 * 🇺🇸 Louis Stanfill to 🇺🇸 San Diego Legion
 * 🇺🇸 Roland Suniula to 🇺🇸 Seattle Seawolves
 * Marcus Walsh to 🇺🇸 Rugby United New York
 * Pedrie Wannenburg retired.

Glendale Raptors
Players in
 * 🇺🇸 Malon Al-Jiboori from 🇺🇸 San Diego Legion
 * 🇳🇿 Marco Fepulea'i from 🇳🇿 Auckland
 * 🇺🇸 Hanco Germishuys from 🇺🇸 Austin Elite
 * 🇺🇸 Chad Gough from 🇺🇸 University of Utah
 * 🇺🇸 Colin Gregory from 🇺🇸 Clemson University
 * 🇺🇸 Campbell Johnstone from 🇺🇸 Mount St. Mary's University
 * 🇺🇸 Max Lum from 🇺🇸 Wheeling Jesuit
 * Dwayne Pienaar from Roodepoort Rugby Club
 * 🇨🇦 Noah Barker from 🇨🇦 James Bay AA

Players out
 * 🇺🇸 Bryce Campbell to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London Irish
 * 🇺🇸 Jake Christmann to 🇺🇸 Utah Warriors
 * 🇺🇸 Dylan Fawsitt to 🇺🇸 Rugby United New York
 * 🇦🇺 Sam Figg to 🇦🇺 NSW Country Eagles
 * Grigor Kerdikoshvili to Lelo Saracens
 * 🇺🇸 Ben Landry to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ealing Trailfinders
 * 🇺🇸 John Quill to 🇺🇸 Rugby United New York

Houston SaberCats
Players in


 * 🇺🇸 Matt Almeida from 🇺🇸 South Valley Bucks
 * Santiago Arata from Old Christians
 * 🇦🇺 Luke Beauchamp from 🇦🇺 Queensland Country
 * 🇺🇸 Victor Comptat from 🇺🇸 Austin Elite
 * Charlie Connolly from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 RGC 1404
 * 🇺🇸 Amro Gouda from 🇺🇸 New Orleans Gold
 * Jason Harris-Wright from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bristol
 * Diego Magno from MVCC
 * Alejandro Nieto from Champagnat
 * Pat O'Toole from 🇺🇸 San Diego Legion
 * Mateo Sanguinetti from Los Cuervos
 * 🇩🇪 Ayron Schramm from 🇩🇪 Heidelberger RK
 * 🇺🇸 Max Tacket from 🇨🇦 Burnaby Lake
 * 🇺🇸 Paul Mullen from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Newcastle Falcons

Players out
 * 🇺🇸 Justin Allen to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rotherham Titans
 * 🇯🇲 Kenneth Hepburn retired.
 * 🇺🇸 Adam Macklin retired.
 * 🇺🇸 Diego Maquieira to 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks


 * 🇺🇸 Chris Slater to 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks
 * 🇦🇺 Lindsey Stevens to 🇦🇺 Eastern Suburbs RUFC
 * 🇺🇸 Kyle Sumsion to 🇺🇸 Rugby United New York

Notes:

New Orleans Gold
Players in
 * 🇨🇦 Kyle Baillie from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London Scottish
 * Tristan Blewett from Southern Kings
 * 🇺🇸 Cam Dolan from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nottingham
 * Ignacio Dotti from Los Cuervos
 * 🇦🇺 Nick Feakes from 🇺🇸 Lindenwood University
 * 🇦🇺 Con Foley from 🇦🇺
 * 🇦🇺 Scott Gale from 🇦🇺 University of Queensland
 * 🇺🇸 Matt Harmon from 🇺🇸 Lindenwood University
 * 🇺🇸 Malcolm May from 🇺🇸 Penn State University
 * 🇺🇸 Kevin Sullivan from 🇺🇸 University of California
 * Kane Thompson from 🇳🇿 Taranaki

Players out
 * 🇺🇸 Amro Gouda to 🇺🇸 Houston SaberCats
 * 🇺🇸 Matt Hughston to 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks
 * Sebastián Kalm to 🇺🇸 Austin Elite
 * 🇺🇸 Myles McQuone to 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks
 * 🇺🇸 Matt Wirken to 🇺🇸 Rugby United New York

Rugby United New York
Players in
 * 🇺🇸 Ross Deacon from 🇺🇸 Austin Elite
 * 🇺🇸 Dylan Fawsitt from 🇺🇸 Glendale Raptors
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ben Foden from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Northampton Saints
 * 🇺🇸 Matt Hughston from 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks
 * Will Leonard from Shannon RFC
 * Callum Mackintosh from Currie Chieftains
 * Cathal Marsh from Leinster
 * 🇺🇸 Chris Mattina from 🇺🇸 USA 7s
 * 🇺🇸 Myles McQuone from 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks
 * Mark O'Keeffe from Lansdowne
 * James Rochford from Munster
 * 🇺🇸 Paddy Ryan 🇺🇸 Austin Elite
 * 🇺🇸 Marcus Satavu from 🇺🇸 Brooklyn Kings
 * 🇺🇸 Seimou Smith from 🇺🇸 New Haven Old Blacks
 * 🇺🇸 Kyle Sumsion from 🇺🇸 Houston SaberCats
 * Marcus Walsh from 🇺🇸 Austin Elite
 * 🇺🇸 Matt Wirken from 🇺🇸 New Orleans Gold

Players out
 * TBC

San Diego Legion
Players in
 * 🇺🇸 Tai Enosa from San Francisco Golden Gate RFC
 * 🇳🇿 Liam Hallam-Eames from 🇳🇿 Manawatu Turbos
 * Conor Kearns from Trinity College
 * Dean Muir from 🇯🇵 Kintetsu Liners
 * Keni Nasoqeqe from 🇺🇸 Belmont Shore RFC
 * 🇹🇴 Kapeli Pifeleti from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Saracens
 * 🇦🇺 Paddy Ryan from 🇯🇵 Munakata Sanix Blues
 * 🇦🇺 Matt Sandell from 🇦🇺 NSW Waratahs
 * 🇺🇸 Louis Stanfill from 🇺🇸 Austin Elite
 * Save Totovosau from 🇦🇺 Easts Tigers
 * Jasa Veremalua from Fiji 7s

Players out
 * 🇺🇸 Malon Al-Jiboori to 🇺🇸 Glendale Raptors
 * 🇺🇸 Ben Cima to 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks
 * 🇺🇸 Cam Dolan to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nottingham
 * 🇺🇸 Tony Lamborn to 🇳🇿 Southland
 * Tadhg Leader to 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks
 * 🇺🇸 Chris Mattina to USA 7s
 * Pat O'Toole to 🇺🇸 Houston SaberCats
 * 🇺🇸 Anthony Purpura to 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks
 * 🇺🇸 Anthony Salaber retired.
 * 🇺🇸 Takudzwa Ngwenya released
 * Dolph Botha released
 * 🇺🇸 Josh Zamudio released
 * 🇺🇸 Tasi Toilolo released
 * 🇳🇿 Mungo Mason released
 * 🇺🇸 Patrick Walls released
 * Lance Lamprecht released
 * 🇺🇸 Faitala Talapusi released
 * 🇺🇸 Cody Melphy released
 * 🇺🇸 Sione Lutoi released
 * 🇺🇸 Garrett Brewer released
 * 🇺🇸 Austin Switzer released
 * 🇺🇸 Naima Fuala’au released

Notes:

Seattle Seawolves
Players in
 * 🇺🇸 Ben Cima from 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks.
 * Stephan Coetzee from Southern Kings
 * 🇺🇸 Roland Suniula from 🇺🇸 Austin Elite
 * 🇨🇦 Djustice Sears-Duru from 🇨🇦 Toronto Arrows
 * JP Smith from Eastern Province Elephants
 * Apisai Naikatini from 🇫🇷 Aubenas
 * 🇳🇿 Brad Tucker from 🇳🇿 Manawatu

Players out
 * 🇦🇺 Peter Smith to 🇨🇦 Toronto Arrows (as backs coach) retired.
 * 🇨🇦 Ray Barkwill retired.

Toronto Arrows
Players in
 * 🇨🇦 Jack Evans from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Llandovery
 * Gastón Mieres from Lobos Rugby Club
 * 🇳🇿 Morgan Mitchell from 🇳🇿 Southland
 * 🇳🇿 Sam Malcolm from 🇳🇿 Manawatu
 * 🇨🇦 Dan Moor from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire Carnegie
 * Leandro Leivas from Old Christians
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Nay from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Saracens RFC (loan)

Players out
 * 🇨🇦 Djustice Sears-Duru to 🇺🇸 Seattle Seawolves

Utah Warriors
Players in
 * 🇺🇸 Jake Christmann from 🇺🇸 Glendale Raptors
 * 🇺🇸 Gannon Moore from 🇳🇿 North Harbour
 * 🇧🇷 Josh Reeves from 🇧🇷 Bandeirantes
 * 🇦🇺 Ian Luciano from 🇺🇸 Mystic River Rugby Club

Players out
 * 🇺🇸 Paul Lasike to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harlequins
 * Kurt Morath to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Doncaster Knights
 * 🇺🇸 David Tameilau to Glasgow Warriors