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List of 2017–18 Top 14 transfers
2026-11-16 01:52:31 · Cedar Herald Index
This is a list of player transfers involving Top 14 teams before or during the 2017–18 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 2016–17 season. On 20 May 2017, Oyonnax and Agen are promoted in to the Top 14 for the 2017–18 season, with Bayonne and Grenoble demoted to the Pro D2 It is not unknown for confirmed deals to be cancelled at a later date.
Agen
Players In
Loris Tolot from Montauban
Vilikisa Salawa from Mont-de-Marsan
Morgan Phelipponneau from Vannes
Facundo Bosch from Jaguares
Leandro Cedaro from La Rochelle
Mickael de Marco from Oyonnax
Vincent Farre from Albi
Lucas Rubio from Narbonne
Ignacio Mieres from Dax
Yoan Tanga from Castres
Gagi Bazadze from Montpellier
Ricky Januarie from La Rochelle
Nicholas Metge from Oyonnax
Loick Jammes from Grenoble
Paul Ngauamo from Mont-de-Marsan
Akapusi Qera from Montpellier
Sam Vaka from Counties Manukau
Jake McIntyre from Queensland Reds
Opeti Fonua from Newcastle Falcons
Players Out
Taylor Paris to Castres
Mike Tadjer to Brive
Nathan Decron to Bordeaux
Florian Dufour to Bordeaux
William Demotte to La Rochelle
Burton Francis to Grenoble
Remi Vaquin retired
Francois Bouvier to Carcassonne
Dan Hollinshead to Coca-Cola West Red Sparks
Clement Darbo to Montauban
Sione Tau to Perpignan
Francois Tardieu to Colomiers
Arsene N'Nomo to Marmande
Marc Baget to Orthez
Bordeaux
Players In
Apisai Naqavelu from Dax
Adrien Pélissié from Aurillac
Nathan Decron from Agen
Florian Dufour from Agen
Alexandre Roumat from Biarritz
Cameron Woki from Massy
Tian Schoeman from Bulls
Adrien Vigne from Béziers
Peni Ravai from Aurillac
Mahamadou Diaby from Grenoble
Pierre Gayraud from Bayonne
Leroy Houston from Queensland Reds
Fa'asiu Fuatai from Otago
Jean-Pascal Barraque from France Sevens
Ben Volavola from Melbourne Rebels
Ed Fidow from Queensland Country
Players Out
Ronan Chambord to Biarritz
Jean-Marcelin Buttin to Lyon
Louis-Benoit Madaule to Toulouse
Jean-Baptiste Poux retired
Lionel Beauxis to Lyon
Joe Vakacegu to Biarritz
Julien Audy to Oyonnax
Adam Ashley-Cooper to Kobelco Steelers
Berend Botha to Perpignan
Ian Madigan to Bristol
Steven Kitshoff to Stormers
Peter Saili to Pau
Joe Edwards to Provence
Benat Auzqui to Grenoble
Brive
Players In
Etienne Harjean from Narbonne
Damien Lagrange from La Rochelle
Franck Romanet from Lyon
Mike Tadjer from Agen
Samuel Marques from Toulouse
Florian Cazenave from Rugby Reggio
Sila Puafisi from Glasgow Warriors
James Johnston from Worcester Warriors
Felix Le Bourhis from Bayonne
Na'ama Leleimalefaga from Worcester Warriors
Julien Brugnaut from Racing 92
Players Out
Jean-Baptiste Pejoine retired
Arnaud Mela retired
Teddy Iribaren to Racing 92
Guillaume Ribes retired
Lucas Pointud to Toulouse
Chris Tuatara-Morrison to Colomiers
Romain Cabannes to Mont-de-Marsan
Patrick Toetu to Albi
William Whetton to Albi
Damien Lavergne to Soyaux Angoulême
Kevin Buys to Oyonnax
Malakai Radikedike to Bourgoin
Castres
Players In
Taylor Paris from Agen
Ludovic Radosavljevic from Clermont Auvergne
Armand Batlle from Grenoble
Yohan Le Bourhis from Biarritz
Kevin Firmin from Dax
Yohan Domenech from Carcassonne
Players Out
Remy Grosso to Clermont Auvergne
Antoine Dupont to Toulouse
Brice Mach to Perpignan
Julien Seron to Carcassonne
Francois Fontaine to Colomiers
Horacio Agulla to Hindu Club
Yoan Tanga to Agen
Julien Grolleau to Lavaur
Clermont
Players In
Greig Laidlaw from Gloucester
Remy Grosso from Castres
Loni Uhila from Hurricanes
Rabah Slimani from Stade Français
Peter Betham from Leicester Tigers
Players Out
Clement Ric to Lyon
Thomas Domingo to Pau
Julien Bardy to Montpellier
Ludovic Radosavljevic to Castres
