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List of 2025–26 Top 14 transfers

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This is a list of player transfers involving Top 14 teams before or during the 2025–26 season. The list is of deals that are confirmed and are either from or to a rugby union team in the Top 14 during the 2024–25 season. It is not unknown for confirmed deals to be cancelled at a later date.

On 8 June 2024, Montauban defeated Grenoble 24-19 to win the 2024–25 Rugby Pro D2 season to be promoted to the Top 14 for the 2025–26 season.^[1] Whilst Vannes are relegated to the Pro D2 for the 2025–26 season.^[2]

Bayonne

Players In

Players Out

Nadir Megdoud to Grenoble^[11]
Xan Mousques to Bordeaux^[12]
Denis Marchois to Agen^[13]
Camille Lopez (retired)^[14]
Aurélien Callandret to Grenoble^[15]
Pieter Scholtz to Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars^[16]
Uzair Cassiem to Oyonnax^[17]
Martin Villar to Oyonnax^[18]
Gaëtan Germain (retired)^[19]
Rémi Bourdeau to Biarritz^[20]
Guillaume Rouet to Nissa^[21]
Veikoso Poloniati to Moana Pasifika^[22]

Bordeaux

Players In

Players Out

Castres

Players In

Teddy Durand from Oyonnax^[42]
Veresa Ramotoabua from Oyonnax^[43]
Vuate Karawalevu from Fijian Drua^[44]
Adam Vargas from Valence Romans^[45]
Enzo Hervé from Toulon^[46]

Players Out

Gaëtan Barlot to Bordeaux^[28]
Joris Dupont to Mont-de-Marsan^[47]
Antoine Zeghdar to France Sevens^[48]
Izaiha Moore-Aiono to Valence Romans^[49]
Yann Peysson to Brive^[50]
Luka Matkava to Oyonnax^[51]
Julien Dumora (retired)^[52]
Adrien Seguret to La Rochelle^[53]

Clermont

Players In

Players Out

Peceli Yato to Perpignan^[60]
Fritz Lee (retired)^[61]
Alexandre Fischer to Bayonne^[5]
Enzo Sanga (retired)^[62]
Anthony Belleau to Northampton Saints^[63]
Oskar Rixen to Nevers^[64]
Théo Giral to Colomiers^[65]
Jules Bousquet to Nevers^[66]
Samuel M'Foudi to Céret^[67]
Folau Fainga'a to NSW Waratahs^[68]
Michael Alaalatoa to Munster^[69]

La Rochelle

Players In

Nolann Le Garrec from Racing 92^[70]
Davit Niniashvili from Lyon^[71]
Ugo Pacome from Colomiers^[72]
Semi Lagivala from Mont-de-Marsan^[73]
Adrien Seguret from Castres^[53]
Andy Timo from Stade Francais^[74]
Watisoni Waqanisaravi from RC Kazbegi^[75]

Players Out

Georges-Henri Colombe to Toulouse^[76]
Teddy Thomas to Toulouse^[77]
Brice Dulin (retired)^[78]
Romain Lamit to Bourg-en-Bresse^[79]
Tawera Kerr-Barlow to Stade Francais^[80]
Thierry Paiva to Stade Francais^[80]
Mathis Brunet to Stade Niortais^[81]
Uini Atonio (retired)^[82]

Lyon

Players In

Players Out

Yanis Charcosset to Brive^[90]
Davit Niniashvili to La Rochelle^[71]
Martin Page-Relo to Bordeaux^[24]
Sam Matavesi to Camborne^[91]
Sébastien Taofifénua to Provence^[92]
Semi Radradra to Shizuoka Blue Revs^[93]
Alban Roussel to Oyonnax^[94]
Pierre-Samuel Pacheco to Oyonnax^[94]
Wayan de Benedittis to Vannes^[95]
Valentin Simutoga to Montauban^[96]
Tomás Lavanini to Highlanders^[97]

Montauban

Players In

Vaea Fifita from Scarlets^[98]
Nafi Ma'afu from Biarritz^[99]
Nugzar Somkhishvili from Chambéry^[100]
Valentin Simutoga from Lyon^[96]
Gibson Popoali'i from Counties Manukau^[101]
Sione Mafileo from Moana Pasifika^[102]

Players Out

Montpellier

Players In

Players Out

Pau

Players In

Facundo Isa from Toulon^[129]
Thomas Laclayat from Racing 92^[130]
Julian Montoya from Leicester Tigers^[131]

Players Out

Perpignan

Players In

Tristan Tedder from Racing 92^[137]
Sama Malolo from Moana Pasifika^[138]
Peceli Yato from Clermont^[60]
Jamie Ritchie from Edinburgh^[139]
Mattéo Le Corvec from Toulon^[140]
Duncan Paia'aua from Toulon^[141]
Mahamadou Diaby from Bordeaux^[115]
Jordan Petaia from Los Angeles Chargers (American Football)^[142]
Benjamin Urdapilleta (unattached)^[143]
Hugo Reus from Montpellier^[128]

Players Out

So'otala Fa'aso'o to Benetton^[144]
Alessandro Ortombina to Zebre Parma^[145]
Marvin Orie to Sharks^[146]
Alan Brazo (retired)^[147]
Jean-Pascal Barraque to Nissa^[148]
Tristan Labouteley to Grenoble (season-long loan)^[149]
Apisai Naqalevu to Narbonne^[150]
Lucas Bachelier to Narbonne^[151]
Louis Dupichot to Agen^[152]
Seilala Lam to Clermont^[59]
Mahamadou Diaby to Montpellier^[115]

Racing 92

Players In

Léo Carbonneau from Brive^[153]
Selestino Ravutaumada from Fijian Drua^[154]
Jonny Hill from Sale Sharks^[155]
Wilfred Hulleu from Grenoble^[155]
Nathan Hughes from Urayasu D-Rocks^[155]
Taniela Tupou from NSW Waratahs^[155]
Gerónimo Prisciantelli from Zebre Parma^[155]
Joey Manu from Toyota Verblitz^[156]
Thomas Lainault from Grenoble^[157]
Lekima Tagitagivalu from Pau^[136]
Ugo Seunes from Aurillac^[158]

Players Out

Stade Français

Players In

Tawera Kerr-Barlow from La Rochelle^[80]
Thierry Paiva from La Rochelle^[80]
Tani Vili from Vannes^[167]
Iakopo Mapu from Northampton Saints^[168]
Jack Iscaro from Old Glory DC^[169]

Players Out

Luka Petriashvili to Nevers^[170]
Raffaele Storti to Grenoble^[171]
JJ van der Mescht to Northampton Saints^[172]
Francisco Gomez Kodela (retired)^[173]
Andy Timo to La Rochelle^[74]
Brad Weber to Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars^[174]

Toulon

Players In

Players Out

Leicester Fainga'anuku to Crusaders^[181]
Facundo Isa to Pau^[129]
Jules Danglot to Colomiers^[182]
Mattéo Le Corvec to Perpignan^[140]
Jiuta Wainiqolo to Lyon^[88]
Emerick Setiano to Bayonne^[8]
Dan Biggar (retired)^[183]
Duncan Paia'aua to Perpignan^[141]
Selevasio Tolofua to Clermont^[58]
Pablo Patilla to Carcassonne^[184]
Enzo Hervé to Castres^[46]
Mickaël Ivaldi (retired)^[185]
Nikoloz Narmania to Carcassonne^[186]

Toulouse

Players In

Georges-Henri Colombe from La Rochelle^[76]
Teddy Thomas from La Rochelle^[77]

Players Out

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