Top 14 2016/2017 Transfer Wrap

Editor

With the Top 14 transfer window now closed here's at look at who's in and who's out ahead of the 2016/2017 season.

BAYONNE

Arrivals: Ben Broster (Biarritz), Jérôme Schuster (Tarbes), Manu Leaitaua (Aurillac), Adam Jaulhac (UBB), Tom Donnelly (Montpellier), Dion Evrard Oulai (Carcassone), Bastien Duhalde (Brive), Emmanuel Saubusse (Mont-de-Marsan), Raphael Lagarde (Albi), Willie du Plessis (Toulon), Johnnie Beattie (Castres), Romain Martial (Castres), Tanerau Latimer (Blues), Lorenzo Cittadini (Wasps), Davit Khinchagashvili (Racing 92)

Departures: Ofa Fainga'anuku, Hugo Horn, Charlie Cassang (Clermont), Blair Stewart, Brendan Hegarty

BORDEAUX-BEGLES

Arrivals: Marc Clerc (Oyonnax), Vadim Cobilas (Sale Sharks), Luke Jones (Melbourne Rebels), Julien Audy (La Rochelle), Ian Madigan (Leinster), Josaia Vakacegu (Béziers)

Departures: Francisco Gomez Kodela (Lyon), Albert Toetu (Brive), Sekope Kepu (Waratahs), Adam Jaulhac (Bayonne), Julien Ledevedec (Brive), Matthew Clarkin (retired), Heini Adams (retired), Pierre Bernard (Toulon), Charles Brousse (Aix-en-Provence), Sofiane Guitoune (Toulouse)

BRIVE

Arrivals: Albert Toetu (UBB), Vivien Devisme (Soyaux-Angoulême), Louis Acosta (Colomiers), Julien Ledevedec (UBB), Vasil Lobzhanidze (Georgia), Seremaia Burotu (Biarritz), Benjamin Lapeyre (La Rochelle)

Departures: Giorgi Jgenti, Goderzi Shvelidze (retired), Yusuf Tuncer (Albi), Victor Lebas (Soyaux-Angoulême), Hugues Briatte (Nevers), Bastien Duhalde (Bayonne), Anderson Neisen (Limoges), Romain Sola

CASTRES

Arrivals: Damien Tussac (Montpellier), Daniel Kotze (Clermont), Jody Jenneker (Oyonnax), Löic Jacquet (Clermont), Steve Mafi (Western Force), Ma'amu Vaipulu (Chiefs), Afusipa Taumoepeau (Albi), Robert Ebersohn (Montpellier), Thibault Lassalle (Toulon), Maxime Javaux (Racing 92), Pierre Bérard (Montpellier)

Departures: Florian Houerie, Karena Wihongi (Lyon), Lucas Martinez, Saimone Taumoepeau, Yannick Forestier (retired), Julien Béziat, Mathieu Bonello (retired), Benjamin Desroches (Albi), Richie Gray (Toulouse), Ibrahim Diarra (Pau), Piula Faasalele (Toulouse), Daniel Kirkpatrick (Albi), Rémi Lamerat (Clermont), Romain Cabannes, Rudi Wulf (Lyon), Johnnie Beattie (Bayonne), Romain Martial (Bayonne)

CLERMONT

Arrivals: Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys), Sitaleki Timani (Montpellier), Charlie Cassang (Bayonne), Isaia Toeava, Rémi Lamerat (Castres)

Departures: Daniel Kotze (Castres), Marthinus (Pellow) van der Westhuizen (Montauban), Jamie Cudmore (Oyonnax), Löic Jacquet (Castres), Brock James (La Rochelle), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets)

GRENOBLE

Arrivals: Kevin Goze (Bourgoin), Aly Muldowney (Connacht), David Mélé (Toulouse), Sisi Waqa (Canberra Raiders)

Departures: James Percival, Christophe Loustalot (Mont-de-Marsan), James Hart (Racing 92), Jackson Willison (Worcester)

LA ROCHELLE

Arrivals: Mohamed Boughanmi (Toulon), Jérémie Maurouard (Oyonnax), Victor Vito (Hurricanes), Alexi Balès (Agen), Arthur Retière (Racing 92), Brock James (Clermont), Steeve Barry (France Sevens), David Raikuna, Vincent Rattez (Narbonne)

Departures: Gagi Bazadze, Thomas Synaeghel (Biarritz), Benjamin Gélédan (Oyonnax), David Roumieu (Biarritz), Benoît Guyot, Julien Audy (UBB), Fabien Fortassin (Biarritz), Jean-Pascal Barraque (France Sevens), Malietoa Hingano (Honda Heat), Alipate Ratini (Stade Français), Alofa Alofa, Francois Herry (Nevers), Benjamin Lapeyre (Brive), Pierre Bérard (Montpellier)

LYON

Arrivals: Alexandre Menini, Francisco Gomez Kodela (UBB), Karena Wihongi (Castres), Stéphane Clément (Biarritz), Mickaël Ivaldi (Montpellier), Félix Lambey (Béziers), Franco Mostert (Lions), Josh Bekhuis (Blues), Maselino Paulino (Scarlets), Virgile Bruni (Toulon), Frédéric Michalak (Toulon), Mike Harris (Melbourne Rebels), Rudi Wulf (Castres), Théo Belan (Toulon), Delon Armitage (Toulon), Curtis Browning (Reds)

Departures: Hoani Tui (Oyonnax), Karim Koudier (Béziers), Wian du Preez (retired), Damien Fitzpatrick (Waratahs), Jean-Philippe Bonrepaux (retired), Coenie Basson, Jean-Baptiste Singer (Biarritz), Karim Ghezal (retired), Eugene N'Zi (Nevers), Sakiusa Matadigo, Mathieu Lorée, Jérémy Gondrand (Oyonnax), Stephen Brett, Kendrick Lynn (retired), Waisale Sukanaveita (Montauban)

MONTPELLIER

Arrivals: Antoine Guillamon (Oyonnax), Grégory Fichten (Narbonne), Konstantine Mikautadze (Toulon), Ben Botica (Harlequins), Alexandre Dumoulin (Racing 92), Joe Tomane (Brumbies), Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders), Joffrey Michel (Perpignan), Vincent Martin (Oyonnax)

Departures: Clément Castets (Toulouse), Nicolas Mas (retired), Pat Cilliers (Leicester), Mickaël Ivaldi (Lyon), Sitaleki Timani (Clermont), Thibault Privat (retired), Tom Donnelly (Bayonne), Ben Mowen (Pau), Ben Lucas, François Trinh-Duc (Toulon), Ilian Perraux (Albi), Anthony Tuitavake (Racing 92), Robert Ebersohn (Castres), Anthony Floch (retired), Pierre Bérard (Castres)

PAU

Arrivals: Malik Hamadache (Albi), Fabrice Metz (Oyonnax), Masalosalo Tutaia (Mont-de-Marsan), Ben Mowen (Montpellier), Ibrahim Diarra (Castres), Pierrick Gunther (Oyonnax), Steffon Armitage (Toulon), Julien Tomas (Stade Français), Tom Taylor (Toulon)

Departures: Euan Murray (retired), Giorgi Natsarashvili (Carcassonne), Juan Pablo Orlandi, Vincent Campo (retired), Brice Monzeglio, Jean Bouilhou (retired), Josefa Domolailai (Carcassonne), Samuel Marques (Toulouse), Damien Traille (retired), Baptiste Bonnet (retired), Sireli Bobo, Mathieu Acebes (Perpignan)

RACING 92

Arrivals: Viliamu Afatia (Agen), Leone Nakarawa (Glasgow Warriors), James Hart (Grenoble), Ali Williams, Gerbrandt Grobler (Western Province), Anthony Tuitavake (Montpellier), Olivier Missoup (Oyonnax)

Departures: Martin Castrogiovanni, Juandré Kruger (Toulon), Luke Charteris (Bath), Ross Filipo, Luc Barba (Oyonnax), Arthur Retière (La Rochelle), Mike Phillips (Sale), Maxime Javaux (Castres), Davit Khinchagashvili (Bayonne)

STADE FRANCAIS

Arrivals: Alipate Ratini (La Rochelle)

Departures: Aled de Malmanche, Julien Tomas (Pau)

TOULON

Arrivals: Laurent Delboulbès (Oyonnax), Marcel van der Merwe (Bulls), Liam Gill (Queensland Reds), François Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), Pierre Bernard (UBB), Jimmy Yobo (Oyonnax), Vincent Clerc (Toulouse), Ayumu Goromaru (Queensland Reds), Juandré Kruger (Racing 92)

Departures: Alexandre Menini (Lyon), Mohamed Boughanmi (La Rochelle), Uiri Natriashvili, Konstantine Mikautadze (Montpellier), Paul O'Connell (retired), Steffon Armitage (Pau), Virgile Bruni (Lyon), Frédéric Michalak (Lyon), Théo Belan (Lyon), Delon Armitage (Lyon), Thibault Lassalle (Castres), Tom Taylor (Pau)

TOULOUSE

Arrivals: Clément Castets (Montpellier), Maks van Dyk (Cheetahs), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Leicester Tigers), Richie Gray (Castres), Piula Faasalele (Toulouse), Samuel Marques (Pau), Sofiane Guitoune (UBB)

Departures: Gert Muller, Neemia Tialata, Corey Flynn (Glasgow Warriors), Romain Millo-Chluski (Perpignan), Imanol Harinordoquy (retired), Louis Picamoles (Northampton), David Mélé (Grenoble), Vincent Clerc (Toulon), Timoci Matanavou (Perpignan), Clément Poitrenaud, Thomas Ramos (Colomiers)