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List of 2026–27 United Rugby Championship transfers

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This is a list of player transfers involving United Rugby Championship teams before or during 2026–27 season.

Benetton

Players in

Louis Werchon from Queensland Reds^[1]
Jean Smith from Sharks^[2]
Gonzalo Hughes from Périgueux^[3]
Isaia Walker-Leawere from Hurricanes^[4]
Josh Flook from Queensland Reds^[5]
Matias Medrano from Pampas XV^[6]
François Carlo Mey from Soyaux Angoulême^[7]

Players out

Bulls

Players in

Thaakir Abrahams from Munster^[15]
Curwin Bosch from Brive^[15]
Jean Erasmus (promoted from Academy)^[15]
Hakeem Kunene from Sharks^[15]
Hanro Liebenberg from Leicester Tigers^[15]
Dylan Maart from Stormers^[15]
Mawande Mdanda from Sharks^[15]
Heinrich Theron (promoted from Academy)^[15]
JJ Theron (promoted from Academy)^[15]
Sango Xamlashe from Pumas^[15]

Players out

Kurt-Lee Arendse to Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars^[16]
Wilco Louw to Stormers^[17]
Siphosethu Mnebelele to Sharks^[18]
David Kriel to La Rochelle^[19]
Jan Serfontein (retired)^[20]
Jannes Kirsten to Mont-de-Marsan^[21]
Henry Immelman to Cheetahs^[22]
Ruan Nortjé to Kubota Spears^[23]

Cardiff

Players in

Le Roux Malan from Sharks^[24]
Scott Sio from Exeter Chiefs^[25]
Semisi Paea from Moana Pasifika^[26]
Jarrod Evans from Harlequins^[27]
Tom Manz from Leicester Tigers (season-long loan)^[28]

Players out

Ben Donnell to Ulster^[29]
Corey Domachowski to Scarlets^[30]
Leigh Halfpenny (retired)^[31]
Dylan Barratt (released)^[32]
Ed Byrne (released)^[32]
Ollie Das (released)^[32]
Joseff Jones (released)^[32]
Harrison Rock (released)^[32]
Mackenzie Martin to Beziers^[33]
Will Davies-King to Bedford Blues^[34]
Rory Jennings to Rosslyn Park^[35]

Connacht

Players in

Ciarán Frawley from Leinster^[36]
Will Connors from Leinster^[37]
Francois van Wyk from Bath^[38]
Fiachna Barrett (promoted from Academy)^[39]
Sean Naughton (promoted from Academy)^[39]
Matthew Victory (promoted from Academy)^[39]
Jerry Cahir from Leinster^[40]
Thomas Connolly from Belvedere^[41]
Billy Bohan (promoted from Academy)^[42]

Players out

Dragons

Players in

Players out

Aaron Wainwright to Leicester Tigers^[54]
Ewan Rosser to Pontypool^[55]
Niall Armstrong (released)^[56]
James Benjamin (retired)^[56]
Luke Yendle (released)^[56]
George Roberts to Scarlets^[57]

Edinburgh

Players in

Riley Higgins from Hurricanes^[58]
Hector Patterson (promoted from Academy)^[59]
Geordie Gwynn from Ealing Trailfinders^[60]
Louie Chapman from Crusaders^[61]
Jack Brown (promoted from Academy)^[62]
Jerry Blyth-Lafferty (promoted from Academy)^[63]
Alec Hepburn from Scarlets^[64]
James Grayson from Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars^[65]
Ollie Duncan (promoted from Academy)^[66]
Euan McVie (promoted from Academy)^[67]
Kienan Higgins from New England Free Jacks^[68]

Players out

Boan Venter to Lions^[69]
Mikey Jones (released)^[70]
Ross McCann (released)^[70]
Charlie Shiel (released)^[70]
Sam Skinner (released)^[70]
Ben Healy to La Rochelle^[71]
Hamish Watson to Castres^[72]
Angus Williams to Doncaster Knights^[73]
James Lang to Harlequins^[74]

Glasgow Warriors

Players in

Jack Oliver (promoted from Academy)^[75]
Macenzzie Duncan (promoted from Academy)^[76]
Matthew Urwin (promoted from Academy)^[77]
Johnny Ventisei (promoted from Academy)^[78]
Ruwald van der Merwe from Pumas^[79]
Fergus Watson (promoted from Academy)^[80]
Seb Stephen (promoted from Academy)^[81]
Kerr Yule (promoted from Academy)^[82]
Bayley Kuenzle from Western Force^[83]
Kerr Johnston (promoted from Academy)^[84]
Jamie Ritchie from Perpignan^[85]
Ryan Burke (promoted from Academy)^[86]
Ruaraidh Hart (promoted from Academy)^[87]

Players out

Adam Hastings to Montpellier^[88]
Huw Jones to Toulon^[89]
Jamie Bhatti to Bath^[90]
Jack Dempsey to Toshiba Brave Lupus^[91]
Johnny Matthews to Montauban^[92]
Duncan Weir (retired)^[93]
Sione Vailanu to Biarritz^[94]
Brent Jackson to Rotherham Titans^[95]

Leinster

Players in

Stephen Smyth (promoted from Academy)^[96]
Conor O'Tighearnaigh (promoted from Academy)^[97]
Josh Kenny (promoted from Academy)^[98]
Joey Carbery from Bordeaux^[99]
Peter Dooley from Connacht^[49]

Players out

Lions

Players in

Boan Venter from Edinburgh^[69]
Hyron Andrews from Sale Sharks^[107]
Boeta Chamberlain from Newcastle Red Bulls^[107]
Daniel Kasende from Ospreys^[107]
Asad Moos from Stormers^[107]
Sikhumbuzo Notshe from Montauban^[107]
JP du Preez from Red Hurricanes Osaka^[107]

Players out

Munster

Players in

Marnus van der Merwe from Scarlets^[113]
Sean Edogbo (promoted from Academy)^[114]
Ben O'Connor (promoted from Academy) ^[114]
Ronan Foxe (promoted from Academy) ^[115]
Jack Aungier from Connacht^[47]
Max Clein (promoted from Academy)^[116]
Will Harrison from Hanazono Kintetsu Liners^[117]
Ben O'Donovan (promoted from Academy)^[118]
Kieran Brookes from Perpignan^[119]

Players out

Jean Kleyn to Gloucester^[120]
Niall Scannell (retired)^[121]
John Ryan (retired)^[122]
Thaakir Abrahams to Bulls^[15]
Tony Butler (released)^[123]
Paddy Patterson (released)^[123]
Andrew Smith to Eastern Suburbs^[123]^[124]
Oli Jager (retired)^[125]
Fionn Gibbons to Ealing Trailfinders^[126]
Conor Bartley (released)^[127]
Roman Salanoa to Nenagh Ormond^[128]

Ospreys

Players in

Tom Rogers from Scarlets^[129]
Dan John from Exeter Chiefs^[130]
Liam Wright (unattached)^[131]
Lalakai Foketi from Chiefs^[132]
Lawson Creighton from NSW Waratahs^[133]
Marika Koroibete from Saitama Wild Knights^[134]

Players out

Jac Morgan to Gloucester^[135]
Dewi Lake to Gloucester^[135]
James Fender to Grenoble^[136]
Phil Cokanasiga to Gloucester^[137]
Jack Walsh to Montauban^[138]
Connor Moyse to London Scottish^[139]
Ieuan Cornelius to RGC 1404^[140]
Max Nagy to Ealing Trailfinders^[141]
Tom Florence to Ealing Trailfinders^[142]
Luke Scully to Swansea^[143]
Daniel Kasende to Lions^[107]
Ryan Conbeer to Bridgend Ravens^[144]
Will Greatbanks (retired)^[145]

Scarlets

Players in

Corey Domachowski from Cardiff^[30]
Harvey Cuckson from Bath^[146]
Jac Davies (promoted from Academy)^[147]
John McKee from Leinster^[105]
George Roberts from Dragons^[57]
Alex Groves from Stormers^[148]
Isaac Murray-MacGregor from Canterbury^[148]
Will Evans (promoted from Academy)^[149]
Cullen Grace from Crusaders^[150]
Gabe Hawley (promoted from Academy)^[151]
Carwyn Leggatt-Jones (promoted from Academy)^[152]
Ioan Jones (promoted from Academy)^[152]
Josh Morse (promoted from Academy)^[152]
Isaac Young (promoted from Academy)^[152]
Tom Allen from Hurricanes^[153]
Gareth Anscombe from Bayonne^[154]

Players out

Marnus van der Merwe to Munster^[113]
Tom Rogers to Ospreys^[129]
Alec Hepburn to Edinburgh^[64]
Jake Ball (retired)^[155]
Dan Gemine (released)^[156]
Steff Jac Jones (released)^[156]
Rhodri Lewis (released)^[156]
Tom Phillips (released)^[156]
Ben Williams to Pontypool^[157]
Max Douglas to Shizuoka Blue Revs^[158]
Jarrod Taylor to Ealing Trailfinders^[159]

Sharks

Players in

Thomas du Toit from Bath^[160]
Stephan Lewies from Harlequins^[161]
Nemo Roelofse from Perpignan^[162]
Gianni Lombard from Lions^[108]
Ivan van Zyl from Saracens^[163]
Donavan Don from South Africa Sevens^[164]
Murray Koster from Hino Red Dolphins^[164]
Esethu Mnebelele from Bulls^[164]
Hendré Stassen from Brive^[164]
Darrien Landsberg from Lions^[112]
Ma'a Nonu from Toulon^[165]
Suleiman Hartzenberg from Stormers^[166]

Players out

Siya Kolisi to Stormers^[167]
Jean Smith to Benetton^[2]
Le Roux Malan to Cardiff^[24]
Hakeem Kunene to Bulls^[15]
Mawande Mdanda to Bulls^[15]
Marvin Orie (released)^[168]
Grant Williams to Kobelco Kobe Steelers^[169]
Aphelele Fassi to Toshiba Brave Lupus^[170]
Francois Venter (retired)^[171]
Diego Appollis (released)^[172]
Ruan Dreyer (released)^[172]

Stormers

Players in

Wilco Louw from Bulls^[17]
Siya Kolisi from Sharks^[167]
Cheslin Kolbe from Tokyo Sungoliath^[173]

Players out

Ulster

Players in

Eli Snyman from Benetton^[9]
Matthew Devine from Connacht^[44]
Ben Donnell from Cardiff^[29]
Bryn Ward (promoted from Academy)^[180]
Jamie Benson from Harlequins^[181]
Eduardo Bello from Newcastle Red Bulls^[48]
Keynan Knox from Nevers^[48]
Chay Mullins from Connacht^[48]
Henry Walker (promoted from Academy)^[182]
Aitzol Arenzana-King (promoted from Academy)^[182]
Daniel Hawkshaw from Clontarf^[183]
Martin Moloney from Exeter Chiefs^[183]

Players out

Angus Bell to NSW Waratahs^[184]
John Andrew (released)^[185]
Ben Moxham (released)^[185]
Rory McGuire (released)^[185]
Bryan O'Connor (released)^[185]
Marcus Rea (released)^[185]
Sean Reffell (released)^[185]
David Shanahan (released)^[185]
Lorcan McLoughlin (released)^[186]
Werner Kok to Newcastle Red Bulls^[187]
James Humphreys to Ealing Trailfinders^[188]
Matthew Dalton to Kobelco Kobe Steelers^[189]

Zebre Parma

Players in

Alex Mattioli from Racing 92^[190]
Pietro Turrisi from Racing 92^[190]
Jacopo Botturi from Petrarca Padova^[191]
Francisco Minervino from Petrarca Padova^[191]
Sergio Pelliccioli from Petrarca Padova^[191]
Lorenzo Citton from Petrarca Padova^[192]
Tommaso Allan from Perpignan^[193]
Patricio Baronio from Viadana^[194]
Leonardo Sodo Migliori from Fiamme Oro^[195]

Players out

Enrique Pieretto to Agen^[196]
Enrico Lucchin (retired)^[197]
Luca Morisi (retired)^[197]
Albert Batista to Rugby Viadana ^[197]
Shilo Klein (released)^[197]
Martin Roger Farias (released)^[197]
Gonzalo Garcia to Pau^[198]
Malik Faissal to Northampton Saints^[199]
Iacopo Bianchi to Rovigo Delta^[200]
Guido Volpi to Viadana^[201]
Ion Neculai to Northampton Saints^[202]

See also

List of 2026–27 Premiership Rugby transfers
List of 2026–27 Champ Rugby transfers
List of 2026–27 Super Rugby transfers
List of 2026–27 Top 14 transfers
List of 2026–27 Rugby Pro D2 transfers
List of 2026–27 Major League Rugby transfers

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