List of 2023–24 Major League Rugby transfers

This is a list of player transfers involving Major League Rugby teams that occurred from the end of the 2023 season and through the 2024 season. This season marks the debut of Miami Sharks. Rugby ATL have announced they will move to Los Angeles for the 2024 season, with a new name yet to be confirmed.

Chicago Hounds
Players in


 * 🇺🇸 Juan Pen from 🇺🇸 St Bonaventure University
 * Nick McCarthy from Leinster
 * 🇺🇸 Noah Brown from 🇺🇸 Indiana University
 * 🇺🇸 Clayton Means from 🇺🇸 Lindenwood University
 * 🇺🇸 Daelan Denenberg from 🇺🇸 Santa Clara University
 * 🇺🇸 Ben Landry from 🇺🇸 Seattle Seawolves
 * Zurabi Zhvania from 🇫🇷 Grenoble
 * Dave Kearney from Leinster
 * Janus Venter from Cheetahs

Players out


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cam Dodson to 🇫🇷 Aurillac

Dallas Jackals
Players in


 * 🇺🇸 Evan Conlon from 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ben Fry from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dragons
 * 🇺🇸 Marques Fuala'au from 🇺🇸 Central Washington University
 * 🇺🇸 Ronnie McElligott from 🇺🇸 Saint Mary's College
 * 🇺🇸 Daemon Torres from 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
 * 🇺🇸 Noah Wright from 🇺🇸 Central Washington University
 * 🇺🇸 Joeli Tikoisuva from 🇺🇸 San Diego Legion
 * 🇺🇸 Connor Olvera from 🇺🇸 Brigham Young University
 * Marcell Muller from Cheetahs
 * 🇦🇷 Manuel Covella from 🇦🇷 Rosario
 * Ani Mteto from 🇺🇸 New Orleans Gold

Players out


 * 🇺🇸 Alex Tucci to 🇺🇸 Miami Sharks
 * 🇦🇷 Conrado Roura to 🇮🇹 Rangers Vicenza Rugby
 * 🇺🇸 Danny Christensen to 🇺🇸 San Diego Legion
 * 🇦🇷 Alejandro Torres to 🇮🇹 Torino
 * 🇺🇸 Nick Naposki to 🇺🇸 Miami Sharks
 * 🇦🇸 James Vaifale to 🇺🇸 San Diego Legion

Old Glory DC
Players in


 * Rob Harley from 🇫🇷 Colomiers
 * Ignacio Dotti from Peñarol
 * 🇳🇿 Jason Robertson from 🇫🇷 Bayonne
 * Damien Hoyland from Edinburgh
 * 🇦🇷 Axel Müller from 🇫🇷 Brive
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Perry Humphreys from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Worcester Warriors
 * 🇺🇸 Tommaso Boni from 🇮🇹 Zebre Parma
 * 🇨🇮 Kevin Brou from 🇫🇷 Albi

Players out


 * 🇨🇦 Doug Fraser retired
 * 🇳🇿 Nic Souchon to 🇺🇸 Utah Warriors
 * 🇨🇦 Kyle Baillie to 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks

Houston SaberCats
Players in


 * AJ Alatimu from 🇺🇸 Seattle Seawolves
 * Justin Basson from 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
 * Johan Momsen from 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
 * 🇺🇸 Orrin Bizer from 🇺🇸 Life University
 * 🇺🇸 Anton Viera from 🇺🇸 Santa Clara University
 * 🇺🇸 Max Schumacher from 🇺🇸 UC Berkeley
 * 🇺🇸 Ronan Murphy from 🇺🇸 American Raptors
 * 🇺🇸 Line Latu from 🇺🇸 American Raptors
 * 🇼🇸 Ezekiel Lindenmuth from

Players out


 * 🇺🇸 Joe Taufete'e to 🇺🇸 Seattle Seawolves
 * 🇺🇸 Danny Barrett retired
 * Dillon Smit retired
 * 🇨🇦 Robbie Povey to 🇨🇦 Toronto Arrows
 * Jaco Bezuidenhout to 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks
 * Dean Muir released

Los Angeles
Players in


 * Jurie van Vuuren from 🇺🇸 Utah Warriors
 * Jordan Chait from 🇺🇸 Seattle Seawolves
 * 🇺🇸 Jackson Zabierek from 🇺🇸 UC Santa Cruz
 * 🇦🇺 Nathan Beil from 🇺🇸 UCLA
 * 🇺🇸 Nick Hartley from 🇺🇸 Missouri S&T
 * 🇺🇸 Matt Anticev from 🇺🇸 Dartmouth
 * 🇦🇺 Oli Griffiths from 🇺🇸 UCLA
 * 🇳🇿 Jason Emery from 🇺🇸 Rugby New York
 * 🇳🇿 Dan Hollinshead from 🇺🇸 Rugby New York
 * 🇳🇿 Bruce Kauika-Petersen from
 * 🇳🇿 Rory van Vugt from

Players out


 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Rees to 🇺🇸 Seattle Seawolves
 * 🇺🇸 Evan Conlon to 🇺🇸 Dallas Jackals
 * 🇦🇺 Jordan Brown to 🇨🇦 Toronto Arrows
 * Justin Basson to 🇺🇸 Houston SaberCats
 * Johan Momsen to 🇺🇸 Houston SaberCats
 * 🇺🇸 Vili Helu to 🇺🇸 San Diego Legion
 * 🇺🇸 Chase Schor-Haskin to 🇺🇸 Miami Sharks
 * 🇺🇸 Daemon Torres to 🇺🇸 Dallas Jackals
 * Kurt Coleman retired
 * 🇩🇪 Chris Hilsenbeck to 🇫🇷 Biarritz
 * 🇳🇿 Te Rangatira Waitokia to 🇨🇦 Toronto Arrows
 * 🇳🇿 Rewita Biddle to 🇨🇦 Toronto Arrows
 * John-Roy Jenkinson to 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks

Miami Sharks
Players in


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rob Evans from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dragons
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Kirby Myhill from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff
 * 🇺🇸 Alex Tucci from 🇺🇸 Dallas Jackals
 * 🇺🇸 Setu Vole from 🇺🇸 Lindenwood University
 * 🇺🇸 Charlie Overton from 🇺🇸 Life University
 * 🇺🇸 Rick Rose from 🇺🇸 St. Bonaventure University
 * Manuel Ardao from Peñarol
 * 🇺🇸 Chase Schor-Haskin from 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
 * Roelof Smit from Cheetahs
 * 🇦🇷 Tomás Casares from 🇺🇸 New England Free Jacks
 * 🇦🇷 Tomás Cubelli from 🇫🇷 Biarritz
 * 🇨🇦 Shane O'Leary from 🇨🇦 Toronto Arrows
 * Felipe Etcheverry from Peñarol
 * Tomás Inciarte from Peñarol
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Connor Burns from 🇺🇸 Utah Warriors
 * 🇺🇸 Eric Naposki from 🇺🇸 Dallas Jackals
 * Nick Grigg from
 * 🇳🇿 Dan Pryor from 🇺🇸 San Diego Legion

Players out

New England Free Jacks
Players in


 * 🇺🇸 Will Chevalier from 🇺🇸 Indiana University
 * 🇨🇦 Gabe Casey from 🇨🇦 University of Victoria
 * Junior Gafa from 🇺🇸 Brown University
 * 🇨🇦 Kyle Baillie from 🇺🇸 Old Glory DC
 * Jaco Bezuidenhout from 🇺🇸 Houston SaberCats
 * John-Roy Jenkinson from 🇺🇸 Rugby ATL
 * 🇺🇸 Killian Coghlan from University College Cork

Players out


 * 🇳🇿 Jesse Parete to
 * Tomás Casares to 🇺🇸 Miami Sharks
 * 🇳🇿 Beaudein Waaka to 🇯🇵 Skyactivs Hiroshima

New Orleans Gold
Players in


 * 🇺🇸 Javon Camp signed
 * 🇺🇸 Sam Buckley from 🇺🇸 Utah Warriors
 * 🇺🇸 Gabe Mahu'inga from 🇺🇸 Brigham Young University
 * Cian Darling from 🇺🇸 Lindenwood University
 * 🇺🇸 Julian Roberts from 🇺🇸 Life University
 * 🇳🇿 Isaac Salmon from

Players out


 * 🇨🇦 Eric Howard retired
 * 🇺🇸 Dino Waldren retired
 * 🇺🇸 Billy Stewart released
 * 🇺🇸 Devin Short to 🇺🇸 Seattle Seawolves
 * Ani Mteto to 🇺🇸 Dallas Jackals

Rugby New York
Players in


 * 🇦🇱 Gjergji Bacuku from 🇺🇸 Hofstra University
 * 🇳🇿 Albert O'Shannessey from 🇺🇸 Central Washington University
 * 🇺🇸 Nick Lapponese from 🇺🇸 Fairfield University

Players out


 * 🇳🇿 Brendon O'Connor retired
 * 🇺🇸 Eamon Matthews retired
 * 🇦🇺 Nick Feakes retired

San Diego Legion
Players in


 * 🇺🇸 Joe Hawthorne from 🇺🇸 St. Bonaventure University
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 James Rivers from 🇺🇸 University of Arizona
 * 🇺🇸 Vili Helu from 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
 * 🇺🇸 Michael Ramos from 🇺🇸 University of San Diego
 * 🇺🇸 Danny Christensen from 🇺🇸 Dallas Jackals
 * 🇺🇸 Tyren Al-Jiboori from 🇺🇸 Lindenwood University
 * 🇦🇸 James Vaifale from 🇺🇸 Dallas Jackals
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan James from 🇺🇸 American Raptors
 * 🇳🇿 Lincoln McClutchie from

Players out


 * 🇺🇸 Will Hooley retired
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Matyas retired
 * 🇺🇸 Joeli Tikoisuva to 🇺🇸 Dallas Jackals
 * 🇦🇺 Ben Grant to 🇳🇿
 * 🇳🇿 Dan Pryor to 🇺🇸 Miami Sharks

Seattle Seawolves
Players in


 * 🇺🇸 Joe Taufete'e from 🇺🇸 Houston Sabercats
 * 🇳🇺 Toni Pulu from 🇦🇺 Western Force
 * 🇦🇺 Mack Mason from 🇺🇸 Austin Gilgronis
 * 🇺🇸 Ryan Rees from 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
 * 🇨🇦 Scott Bowers from 🇨🇦 Trinity Western University
 * 🇺🇸 Devin Short from 🇺🇸 New Orleans Gold
 * Neal Moylett from 🇺🇸 Lindenwood University
 * 🇳🇦 Divan Rossouw from 🇷🇺 Krasny Yar
 * 🇳🇿 Mahonri Ngakuru from

Players out


 * AJ Alatimu to 🇺🇸 Houston Sabercats
 * Jordan Chait to 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
 * 🇺🇸 Ben Landry to 🇺🇸 Chicago Hounds
 * 🇺🇸 Karl Keane to 🇯🇵 Urayasu D-Rocks
 * 🇺🇸 Martin Iosefo to 🇺🇸 USA Sevens
 * 🇺🇸 Cole Zarcone retired

Toronto Arrows
Players in


 * 🇦🇺 Jordan Brown from 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
 * 🇫🇷 Louis Millet from 🇨🇦 Bishop's University
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Monty Weatherall from 🇨🇦 McGill University
 * 🇨🇦 Robbie Povey from 🇺🇸 Houston SaberCats
 * 🇳🇿 Te Rangatira Waitokia from 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
 * 🇳🇿 Rewita Biddle from 🇺🇸 Los Angeles

Players out


 * 🇨🇦 Mike Sheppard retired
 * 🇨🇦 Shane O'Leary to 🇺🇸 Miami Sharks

Utah Warriors
Players in


 * 🇨🇦 Josh Halladay from 🇨🇦 Trinity Western University
 * 🇺🇸 Abe Turpen from 🇺🇸 University of Arizona
 * 🇺🇸 Michael Biagi from 🇺🇸 Brigham Young University
 * 🇺🇸 Isaia Kruse from 🇺🇸 Fresno State
 * 🇳🇿 Nic Souchon from 🇺🇸 Old Glory DC
 * 🇦🇺 Phil Bradford from 🇦🇺 Hunter Wildfires
 * 🇳🇿 Frank Lochore from

Players out


 * 🇺🇸 Sam Buckley to 🇺🇸 New Orleans Gold
 * Jurie van Vuuren to 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
 * 🇳🇿 Henry Bell to 🇳🇿 Highlanders
 * 🇺🇸 Joey Backe released
 * 🇺🇸 Calvin Whiting retired
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Connor Burns to 🇺🇸 Miami Sharks
 * 🇺🇸 Lance Williams released