List of 2019–20 Major League Rugby transfers

This is a list of player transfers involving Major League Rugby teams that occurred from the end of the 2019 season and through the 2020 season. The league confirmed the additions of three teams for the 2020 season, New England Free Jacks, Old Glory DC, and Rugby ATL.

Rugby ATL
Players in


 * 🇺🇸 Harley Davidson from 🇺🇸 Glendale Raptors
 * 🇨🇦 Matt Heaton from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Darlington Mowden Park RFC
 * 🇨🇦 Conor Keys from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rotherham Titans
 * 🇺🇸 Jeremy Misailegalu from 🇺🇸 Utah Warriors
 * 🇺🇸 Jason Damm from 🇺🇸 Glendale Raptors
 * 🇺🇸 Ross Deacon from 🇺🇸 Rugby United New York
 * 🇺🇸 Chance Wenglewski from 🇺🇸 Rugby United New York
 * 🇺🇸 Alex Maughan from 🇺🇸 New Orleans Gold
 * 🇺🇸 Eamonn Matthews from 🇺🇸 St. Bonaventure University

Players out

Austin Gilgronis
Players in


 * 🇹🇴 Daniel Faleafa from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Coventry
 * 🇺🇸 Roland Suniula from 🇺🇸 Seattle Seawolves
 * 🇳🇿 Frank Halai from 🇫🇷 Pau
 * Potu Leavasa from 🇦🇺 Warringah
 * Enele Malele from Fijian Drua
 * 🇺🇸 Corey Jones from 🇺🇸 Old Glory DC/USA Sevens
 * Sebastian de Chaves from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London Irish

Players out


 * Kyle Breytenbach to 🇺🇸 Houston SaberCats
 * 🇨🇦 Josh Larsen to 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks
 * 🇨🇦 Travis Larsen to 🇺🇸 Old Glory DC
 * 🇺🇸 Peter Malcolm to 🇺🇸 San Diego Legion
 * Ben Mitchell to 🇺🇸 San Diego Legion
 * 🇺🇸 Andrew Suniula retired
 * 🇲🇦 Soheyl Jaoudat to 🇫🇷 CS Beaune
 * 🇫🇷 Simon Courcoul to 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks
 * 🇫🇷 Timothée Guillimin to 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks
 * 🇨🇦 Doug Fraser to 🇺🇸 Old Glory DC
 * Andrés Vilaseca to Peñarol Rugby
 * Dylan Pieterse to Leopards/🇺🇸 Old Glory DC

Colorado Raptors
Players in
 * 🇺🇸 Nick Boyer from 🇺🇸 San Diego Legion
 * 🇳🇿 Michael Curry from 🇳🇿 Tasman
 * 🇳🇿 Mason Emerson from 🇳🇿 Hawke's Bay Magpies
 * 🇺🇸 Jacob Finau from 🇺🇸 Life University West
 * 🇦🇺 Digby Ioane from 🇯🇵 Panasonic Wild Knights
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan James promoted from Academy
 * Tomas Quinlan from 🇫🇷 RC Narbonne
 * 🇳🇿 Rene Ranger from 🇫🇷 La Rochelle
 * 🇺🇸 Aladdin Schirmer from 🇺🇸 Seattle Seawolves
 * 🇳🇿 Samuel Slade from 🇳🇿 Counties Manukau
 * 🇳🇿 Michael Stewart from 🇳🇿 Rugby Southland
 * 🇫🇷 Xendy Tatibouet from 🇫🇷 Etang Sale RC
 * Sakaria Taulafo from 🇫🇷 Céret sportif
 * Sean Yacoubian from 🇺🇸 St. Mary's University

Players out


 * 🇺🇸 Peter Dahl retired
 * 🇺🇸 Harley Davidson to 🇺🇸 Rugby ATL
 * 🇺🇸 Maximo De Achaval retired
 * 🇺🇸 Zach Fenoglio retired
 * 🇺🇸 Casey Rock retired
 * 🇦🇺 Dylan Taikato-Simpson to 🇺🇸 Old Glory DC
 * 🇺🇸 Shaun Davies to 🇺🇸 Utah Warriors (as coach)
 * 🇺🇸 Will Magie to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London Scottish
 * 🇺🇸 Malon Al-Jiboori released
 * 🇨🇦 Noah Barker released
 * 🇳🇿 Murphy Taramai to 🇳🇿 Hurricanes
 * 🇺🇸 Jason Damm to 🇺🇸 Rugby ATL

Old Glory DC
Players in
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Burroughs from 🇺🇸 Northern Virginia Eagles
 * 🇺🇸 Mika Dabulas from 🇺🇸 Penn State
 * 🇺🇸 Jamason Faʻanana-Schultz from 🇺🇸 Houston Sabercats
 * 🇨🇦 Doug Fraser from 🇺🇸 Austin Herd
 * 🇳🇿 Gordon Fullerton from 🇳🇿 Waikato
 * 🇨🇦 Travis Larsen from 🇺🇸 Austin Elite
 * 🇺🇸 Jack McLean from 🇺🇸 Penn State
 * Api Naikatini from 🇺🇸 Seattle Seawolves
 * Tevita Naqali from Fijian Latui
 * 🇳🇿 Jason Robertson from 🇳🇿 Bay of Plenty
 * 🇳🇿 Dylan Taikato-Simpson from 🇺🇸 Glendale Raptors
 * 🇺🇸 Jake Turnbull from 🇺🇸 Houston Sabercats
 * Danny Tusitala from 🇳🇿 Auckland

Players out
 * Tendai Mtawarira from Sharks
 * 🇺🇸 Cullen Barelka to 🇺🇸 404 Rugby
 * 🇺🇸 Corey Jones to 🇺🇸 Austin Herd

Houston SaberCats
Players in
 * 🇺🇸 Jake Christmann from Utah Warriors
 * Kyle Breytenbach from 🇺🇸 Austin Herd
 * 🇳🇿 Tim Cadwallader from 🇳🇿 Manawatu
 * 🇦🇷 Matías Freyre from 🇦🇷 Club Newman
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Zack Godfrey from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leicester Tigers
 * 🇺🇸 Taylor Howden from 🇺🇸 New Orleans Gold
 * Tiaan Loots from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dragons
 * 🇦🇺 De Wet Roos from 🇦🇺 NSW Country Eagles
 * 🇳🇿 Boyd Wiggins from 🇳🇿 Northland
 * 🇺🇸 Zachary Short from 🇳🇿 Greerton Marist
 * 🇦🇷 Nicolás Solveyra from 🇦🇷 Jaguares XV
 * 🇦🇷 Diego Fortuny from 🇦🇷 Jaguares

Players out
 * Mateo Sanguinetti to Peñarol Rugby
 * Santiago Arata to Peñarol Rugby
 * Alejandro Nieto to Peñarol Rugby (player-coach)
 * Josua Vici to 🇫🇷 US Colomiers
 * 🇺🇸 Jamason Faʻanana-Schultz to 🇺🇸 Old Glory DC
 * 🇺🇸 Jake Turnbull to 🇺🇸 Old Glory DC
 * 🇺🇸 Paul Mullen
 * 🇺🇸 Pat O'Toole
 * 🇺🇸 Deion Mikesell
 * 🇺🇸 Matt Trouville retired
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Connor Murphy retired
 * Jason Harris-Wright retired
 * 🇺🇸 Chris Saint released
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Riley released

New England Free Jacks
Players in


 * 🇳🇿 Sam Beard from 🇳🇿 Crusaders
 * Isaac Cavu from 🇦🇺 GPS
 * 🇫🇷 Simon Courcoul from 🇺🇸 Austin Herd
 * Naulia Dawai from Asia Pacific Dragons
 * Tolu Fahamokioa from 🇳🇿 Hawke's Bay
 * 🇫🇷 Timothée Guillimin from 🇺🇸 Austin Herd
 * 🇯🇵 Kensuke Hatakeyama from 🇯🇵 Suntory Sungoliath
 * 🇳🇿 Brad Hemopo from 🇦🇺 Manly
 * 🇨🇦 Josh Larsen from 🇺🇸 Austin Herd
 * John Poland from UCC
 * 🇳🇿 Liam Steel from 🇳🇿 Bay of Plenty
 * 🇳🇿 Beaudein Waaka from 🇦🇺 Manly
 * Poasa Waqanibau from Fijian Drua
 * 🇺🇸 Mitch Wilson from 🇺🇸 Life University

Players out
 * Dolph Botha to Griffons

New Orleans Gold
Players in


 * 🇦🇺 Robbie Coleman from 🇦🇺 Gordon
 * Cullen Collopy from Sharks
 * Carl Meyer from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ebbw Vale
 * 🇺🇸 Jonathan Poole from 🇺🇸 Life University
 * 🇺🇸 Dino Waldren from 🇺🇸 San Diego Legion

Players out


 * 🇺🇸 Michael Baska to 🇺🇸 Utah Warriors
 * 🇺🇸 Taylor Howden to 🇺🇸 Houston SaberCats
 * 🇺🇸 Caleb Meyer to 🇺🇸 Utah Warriors
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ross Davies to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pontypridd RFC
 * 🇨🇦 Hubert Buydens retired
 * 🇺🇸 Zach Stryffeler released
 * Vince Jobo released
 * 🇺🇸 Mason Briant released
 * 🇺🇸 Kavika Peniata released

Rugby United New York

 * 🇨🇴 Julio Cesar Giraldo from Old Blue
 * 🇫🇷 Mathieu Bastareaud from 🇫🇷 Toulon
 * Cormac Daly from Connacht Eagles
 * Jason Higgins from Cork Constitution
 * 🇺🇸 Rob Irimescu from 🇺🇸 NYAC
 * 🇦🇷 JP Aguirre from 🇺🇸 Austin Herd

Players out
 * 🇺🇸 Seamus Kelly released
 * 🇺🇸 Chris Sullivan retired
 * 🇺🇸 Ross Deacon to 🇺🇸 Rugby ATL

San Diego Legion
Players in
 * 🇺🇸 Paul Mullen from 🇺🇸 Houston SaberCats
 * 🇦🇺 Luke Burton from 🇫🇷 Biarritz
 * 🇳🇿 Chris Eves from 🇳🇿 Hurricanes
 * 🇺🇸 Peter Malcolm from 🇺🇸 Austin Herd
 * Ben Mitchell from 🇺🇸 Austin Herd
 * 🇺🇸 Devereaux Ferris from 🇺🇸 Life West
 * 🇳🇿 Ma'a Nonu from 🇳🇿 Blues

Players out


 * 🇺🇸 Nick Boyer to 🇺🇸 Colorado Raptors
 * 🇺🇸 Kapeli Pifeleti to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Saracens
 * 🇦🇺 Paddy Ryan to 🇯🇵 Munakata Sanix Blues
 * 🇺🇸 Dino Waldren to 🇺🇸 New Orleans Gold
 * 🇳🇿 Jordan Manihera released

Seattle Seawolves
Players in


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Harry Davies from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bedford Blues
 * Ryno Eksteen from Cheetahs
 * 🇦🇺 Tim Metcher from 🇳🇿 Counties Manukau
 * FP Pelser from Griquas
 * David Busby from  Ulster
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ross Neal from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wasps

Players out


 * Api Naikatini to 🇺🇸 Old Glory DC
 * 🇨🇦 Cam Polson released
 * 🇺🇸 Aladdin Schirmer to 🇺🇸 Colorado Raptors
 * 🇺🇸 Roland Suniula to 🇺🇸 Austin Herd
 * 🇺🇸 Peter Tiberio retired
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ross Neal to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London Irish (short-term contract)

Toronto Arrows
Players in


 * 🇳🇿 Tayler Adams from 🇳🇿 Southland
 * 🇦🇺 Richie Asiata from 🇦🇺 Queensland Country
 * 🇦🇷 Tomás de la Vega from 🇦🇷 CUBA
 * Manuel Diana from Old Christians
 * 🇨🇦 Will Kelly from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dragons
 * 🇨🇦 Ben LeSage from 🇨🇦 UBC Thunderbirds
 * 🇨🇦 Tyler Rowland from 🇨🇦 UBC Thunderbirds

Players out


 * 🇳🇿 Morgan Mitchell to 🇯🇵 Kamaishi Seawaves

Utah Warriors
Players in


 * 🇺🇸 Michael Baska from 🇺🇸 New Orleans Gold
 * 🇺🇸 Caleb Meyer from 🇺🇸 New Orleans Gold
 * 🇺🇸 Michael Payne from 🇺🇸 Brigham Young University
 * Dwayne Polataivao from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Doncaster Knights
 * Maikeli Naromaitoga from 🇺🇸 Austin Herd
 * 🇩🇪 Hagen Schulte from 🇩🇪 Heidelberger RK
 * 🇦🇺 Richard Stanford from 🇦🇺 NSW Country Eagles
 * Jurie van Vuuren from Eastern Province Elephants
 * Ratu Veremalua Vugakoto from Fijian Latui
 * 🇹🇴 Ricky Tu'ihalangingie from Brigham Young University
 * 🇳🇿 Kalolo Tuiloma from 🇳🇿 Counties Manukau/Highlanders
 * 🇺🇸 Calvin Whiting from 🇺🇸 Brigham Young University
 * 🇺🇸 Bailey Wilson from 🇺🇸 Utah Valley University

Players out


 * 🇺🇸 Blake Burdette retired
 * 🇺🇸 Jeremy Misailegalu to 🇺🇸 Rugby ATL
 * 🇧🇷 Arthur Bergo to 🇧🇷 Corinthians Rugby
 * 🇧🇷 Josh Reeves to 🇧🇷 Corinthians Rugby
 * 🇳🇿 Tim O'Malley to 🇯🇵 NEC Green Rockets
 * 🇳🇿 Adam Thomson to 🇳🇿 Otago
 * 🇹🇴 Johnny Ika to 🇳🇿 Hawkes Bay/ Selknam
 * 🇺🇸 Alex Vorster released
 * 🇺🇸 Don Pati released
 * 🇺🇸 Alex Tucci released
 * 🇦🇺 Jeremy Leber released
 * 🇺🇸 Metai Tuimoala released
 * 🇳🇿 Logan Daniels released
 * 🇺🇸 Vernon Ale released
 * 🇦🇺 Ian Luciano released
 * 🇺🇸 Thomas Kacor released
 * 🇺🇸 Jake Christmann to 🇺🇸 Houston SaberCats
 * 🇺🇸 Les Soloai released
 * Vilame Vuli released
 * 🇳🇿 James Semple released
 * 🇳🇿 Simon Quickfall released
 * 🇺🇸 Iniki Fa'amausili released
 * 🇺🇸 AJ Tu'ineau released
 * 🇺🇸 Jake Anderson released