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List of 2016–17 Pro12 transfers

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This is a list of player transfers involving Pro12 teams before or during the 2016–17 season.

Benetton Treviso

Players In

Andrea Buondonno from Mogliano
David Odiete from Mogliano
Ian McKinley from Viadana^[1]
Guglielmo Zanini from Rovigo Delta^[1]
Giorgio Bronzini from Rovigo Delta^[1]
Tito Tebaldi from Harlequins^[2]
Nicola Quaglio from Rovigo Delta^[3]
Michael Tagicakibau from Scarlets^[4]
Filippo Gerosa from Viadana^[5]
Tiziano Pasquali from Leicester Tigers^[6]
Tommaso Allan from USA Perpignan^[7]
Tommaso Benvenuti from Bristol Rugby^[8]
Federico Zani from Mogliano
Luca Sperandio from Mogliano^[9]

Players Out

Matteo Muccignat to Rovigo Delta^[3]
Ludovico Nitoglia retired^[10]
Enrico Bacchin to Petrarca Padova
Simone Ragusi to Petrarca Padova^[11]
Alberto Lucchese retired
Salesi Manu to Honda Heat^[12]
Andrea De Marchi to Rovigo Delta^[13]
Duncan Naude to Limoges^[14]
Sam Christie to Waikato^[15]
James Ambrosini to Amatori San Donà^[16]
Chris Smylie to North Harbour^[17]
Rupert Harden to Richmond^[18]
Tom Palmer to Bordeaux Begles^[19]

Cardiff Blues

Players In

Players Out

Rhys Patchell to Scarlets^[26]
Sam Hobbs to Newport Gwent Dragons^[27]
Craig Mitchell to Newport Gwent Dragons^[28]
Chris Dicomidis to Pontypridd^[29]
Tom Williams to Scarlets^[30]
Miles Normandale to Rotherham Titans^[31]
Harry Davies to Bath^[32]
Gavin Evans to Neath RFC^[33]
Manoa Vosawai to RC Vannes^[34]
Lou Reed to Sale Sharks^[35]
Richard Smith to Scarlets^[36]
Tom Isaacs to Hong Kong Football Club^[37]
Tom Davies to Newport Gwent Dragons^[38]
Joe Jones to USA Perpignan^[39]
Elis Wyn Benham to Cardiff RFC^[40]
Gareth Davies to Merthyr RFC^[41]
Tavis Knoyle to Newport Gwent Dragons^[42]
Salesi Ma'afu to Gloucester Rugby^[43]

Connacht

Players In

Eoin Griffin from London Irish^[44]
Conor Carey from Nottingham^[45]
Marnitz Boshoff from Lions^[46]
Cian Kelleher from Leinster^[47]
Dominic Robertson-McCoy from Northland^[48]
Josh Rowland from Ireland Sevens^[49]
Lewis Stevenson from Exeter Chiefs^[50]
Stacey Ili from Auckland^[51]
James Cannon from Wasps^[52]
Ivan Soroka from Clontarf^[53]
Naulia Dawai from Otago^[54]
John Andress from Munster^[55]
Tom Farrell from Bedford Blues^[56]
Steve Crosbie from Munster^[57]
Peter McCabe from Munster (loan)^[57]

Players Out

Rodney Ah You to Ulster^[58]
Robbie Henshaw to Leinster^[59]
AJ MacGinty to Sale Sharks^[60]
Aly Muldowney to Grenoble^[61]
Api Pewhairangi to London Broncos^[62]
George Naoupu to Harlequins^[63]
Jason Harris-Wright to London Irish^[64]
Ian Porter to Banbridge^[65]
Fionn Carr to Naas^[66]
Conor Finn to Buccaneers^[67]
Dave McSharry retired^[68]
Nathan White retired^[69]

Edinburgh

Players In

Duncan Weir from Glasgow Warriors^[70]
Rory Scholes from Ulster^[71]
Glenn Bryce from Glasgow Warriors^[72]
Junior Rasolea from Western Force^[73]
Kevin Bryce from Glasgow Warriors^[74]
Nick Beavon from Melrose RFC^[75]
Jason Tovey from Newport Gwent Dragons^[76]
Alex Northam from North Harbour Rays^[77]
Sasa Tofilau from Kirkcaldy RFC^[78]
Lewis Carmichael from Melrose RFC^[79]
Viliami Fihaki from Sale Sharks^[80]
Viliame Mata from Fiji Sevens^[81]

Players Out

Glasgow Warriors

Players In

Jarrod Firth from Counties Manukau^[93]
Corey Flynn from Toulouse^[94]
Leonardo Sarto from Zebre^[95]
Rory Clegg from Oyonnax^[96]
Nemia Kenatale from Farul Constanța^[97]
Tjiuee Uanivi from Sharks^[98]
Djustice Sears-Duru from Ontario Blues^[99]
Hagen Schulte from Canterbury^[100]
Langilangi Haupeakui from Sacramento Express^[101]

Players Out

Duncan Weir to Edinburgh Rugby^[70]
Glenn Bryce to Edinburgh Rugby^[72]
Robbie Fergusson to London Scottish^[102]
Mike Blair retired^[103]
James Eddie retired^[104]
Kevin Bryce to Edinburgh Rugby^[74]
Leone Nakarawa to Racing 92^[105]
Jason Hill to Bedford Blues^[106]
Taqele Naiyaravoro to NSW Waratahs^[107]
Michael Cusack to Yorkshire Carnegie^[108]
Gregor Hunter to Gala RFC^[109]
Fergus Scott to Currie RFC^[110]
Will Bordill to Ayr RFC^[111]
Tyrone Holmes to Newcastle Falcons^[112]
Javan Sebastian to Carmarthen Quins^[113]
Shalva Mamukashvili to Montpellier^[114]
Jerry Yanuyanutawa released^[115]

Leinster

Players In

Robbie Henshaw from Connacht^[59]
Ian Nagle from London Irish^[116]
Jamison Gibson-Park from Hurricanes^[117]

Players Out

Munster

Players In

Sammy Arnold from Ulster^[133]
John Andress from Edinburgh Rugby
Darren O'Shea from Worcester Warriors^[134]
Jean Kleyn from Stormers^[135]
Jaco Taute from Stormers / Western Province^[136]
Collie O'Shea from Leinster^[137]
Steve Crosbie from Wanganui^[131]
Rhys Marshall from Chiefs^[138]
Thomas du Toit from Sharks^[139]
Jean Deysel from Sharks^[140]

Players Out

Jordan Coghlan to Nottingham^[141]
Gearoid Lyons to Nottingham^[142]
Shane Buckley to Nottingham^[143]
Jack Cullen to London Scottish^[144]
BJ Botha to Lyon^[145]
Johnny Holland retired^[146]
Denis Hurley to Dolphin RFC^[147]
Gerhard van den Heever to Yamaha Jubilo^[148]
John Andress to Connacht^[55]
Steve Crosbie to Connacht^[57]
Peter McCabe to Connacht (loan)^[57]

Newport Gwent Dragons

Players In

Sam Hobbs from Cardiff Blues^[27]
Sam Beard from Edinburgh Rugby^[84]
Nick Macleod from Sale Sharks^[149]
Craig Mitchell from Cardiff Blues^[28]
Patrick Howard from Northampton Saints^[150]
Darran Harris from Rotherham Titans^[151]
Tom Davies from Cardiff Blues^[38]
Ashley Sweet from Ebbw Vale^[152]
Tavis Knoyle from Cardiff Blues^[42]

Players Out

Ospreys

Players In

Rhodri Jones from Scarlets^[158]
Hugh Gustafson from Newport Gwent Dragons^[155]
Kieron Fonotia from Crusaders^[159]
Bradley Davies from Wasps^[160]

Players Out

Aaron Jarvis to Clermont Auvergne^[161]
Kristian Phillips to London Welsh^[162]
Marc Thomas to Jersey Reds^[163]
Ifereimi Boladau to London Scottish^[164]
Rynier Bernardo to Scarlets^[165]
Ryan Bevington to Bristol Rugby^[166]
Matthew Dwyer to Merthyr RFC^[167]
Jordan Collier to Neath RFC^[168]
Richard Fussell retired
Rhodri Hughes to Swansea RFC^[169]
JJ Engelbrecht released
Lloyd Evans released
Aled Jenkins released^[170]
Gareth Delve released^[171]

Scarlets

Players In

Jonathan Davies from Clermont Auvergne^[172]
Rhys Patchell from Cardiff Blues^[26]
Werner Kruger from Bulls^[173]
Jonathan Evans from Bath Rugby^[174]
Johnny McNicholl from Crusaders^[175]
Tom Williams from Cardiff Blues^[30]
Rynier Bernardo from Ospreys^[165]
Tadhg Beirne from Leinster^[125]
Richard Smith from Cardiff Blues^[36]
Nicky Thomas from Gloucester Rugby^[176]

Players Out

Rhodri Williams to Bristol Rugby^[177]
Rhodri Jones to Ospreys^[158]
Steven Shingler to Cardiff Blues^[23]
Maselino Paulino to Lyon^[178]
George Earle to Cardiff Blues
Kirby Myhill to Cardiff Blues^[25]
Jordan Williams to Bristol Rugby^[179]
Harry Robinson retired^[180]
Kieran Hardy to Jersey Reds
Regan King to Jersey Reds^[181]
Michael Tagicakibau to Benetton Treviso^[4]
Josh Lewis to Ebbw Vale^[182]
Ben Leung to Cardiff RFC^[183]
Connor Lloyd to Carmarthen Quins^[184]
Jack Jones to Llanelli RFC^[185]
Torin Myhill to Carmarthen Quins^[186]
Michael Collins to Otago^[187]
Jack Payne to Llanelli RFC^[188]
Phil John released^[189]

Ulster

Players In

Charles Piutau from Wasps^[190]
Rodney Ah You from Connacht^[58]
Kieran Treadwell from Harlequins^[191]
Marcell Coetzee from Sharks^[192]
Brett Herron from Bath Rugby^[193]
Angus Lloyd from Trinity College Dublin^[194]
Anton Peikrishvili from CA Brive^[195]

Players Out

Zebre

Players In

Gabriele Di Giulio from Calvisano
Mattia Bellini from Petrarca Padova
Tommaso Castello from Calvisano
Maxime Mbanda from Calvisano^[199]
Kurt Baker from New Zealand Sevens^[200]
Joshua Furno from Newcastle Falcons^[201]
Carlo Festuccia from Wasps^[202]
Giovanbattista Venditti from Newcastle Falcons^[203]
Lloyd Greeff from Golden Lions^[204]
Derick Minnie from Golden Lions
Bart le Roux from Leopards^[205]
Carlo Engelbrecht from Blue Bulls^[206]
Serafin Bordoli from Olivos Rugby Club^[207]
Faialaga Afamasaga from Northland^[208]

Players Out

Leonardo Sarto to Glasgow Warriors^[95]
Mirco Bergamasco to Sacramento Express^[209]
Filippo Ferrarini to Ohio Aviators^[210]
Mils Muliaina to San Diego Breakers^[211]
Marco Bortolami retired^[212]
Emiliano Caffini to Fiamme Oro^[213]
Filippo Cristiano to Fiamme Oro
Kelly Haimona to Bay of Plenty^[214]
Giulio Toniolatti to Lazio^[215]
Jean Cook to Kintetsu Liners^[216]
Michele Visentin to Mogliano^[217]
Paul Derbyshire to Amatori San Donà^[218]
Emiliano Coria to Nevers^[219]
Gonzalo Garcia to Cahors^[220]
Ulrich Beyers to Blue Bulls^[221]
Luke Burgess retired
Bruno Mercanti to Valladolid RAC^[222]

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