Who left and joined ahead of the 2024/25 URC season?

Benetton

Ins:

Louis Lynagh – Harlequins

Matt Gallagher – Bath

Lautaro Bazan Velez – Rovigo

Riccardo Genovese – Zebre Parma

Marco Manfredi – Zebre Parma

Outs:

Giacomo Nicotera – Stade Francais

Giacomo Da Re – Zebre Parma

Joaquin Riera – Rouen

Gianmarco Lucchesi – Toulon

Giovanni Pettinelli – Mogliano Veneto

Edoardo Padovani – Mogliano Veneto

Marco Lazzaroni – Mogliano Veneto

Santiago Ruiz – released

Federico Zani – released

Henry Stowers – released

Dewaldt Duvenage – released

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne – released

Marcus Watson – retired

Matteo Minozzi – retired

Vodacom Bulls

Ins:

Cobus Wiese – Sale Sharks

Boeta Chamberlain – Hollywoodbets Sharks

Nama Xaba – DHL Stormers

Aphiwe Dyantyi – Hollywoodbets Sharks

Alulutho Tshakweni – Cheetahs

Sintu Manjezi – Glasgow Warriors

Outs:

Deon Slabbert – Pumas

Jacques du Plessis – Bath

Wandisile Simelane – DHL Stormers

Chris Smith – Oyonnax

WJ Steenkamp – Lions

Cardiff

Ins:

Callum Sheedy – Bristol Bears

Gabriel Hamer-Webb – Northampton Saints

Steffan Emanuel – Bath

Tom Bowen – Bristol Bears

Joe Cowell – Cardiff Metropolitan University

Danny Southworth – Exeter Chiefs

Ed Byrne – Leinster

Iwan Stephens – Newcastle Falcons

Rory Jennings – Newcastle Falcons

Dan Thomas – Bristol Bears

Josh McNally – Bath

Aled Davies – Saracens

Johan Mulder ­ – Lions

Outs:

Tomos Williams – Gloucester

Rhys Carré – Saracens

Owen Lane – Valence Romans

Shane Lewis-Hughes – Dragons

Arwel Robson – Chambery

Lopeti Timani – Narbonne

Jamie Hill – released

Max Clark – released

Gonzalo Bertranou – released

Aled Summerhill – released

Shane Lewis-Hughes – released

Willis Halaholo – released

Matthew Aubrey – released

Ciaran Parker – retired

Josh Turnbull – retired

Ellis Jenkins – retired

Connacht

Ins:

Piers O’Conor – Bristol Bears

Adam McBurney – Edinburgh

David O’Connor – Ealing Trailfinders

Temi Lasisi – Leinster

Ben Murphy – Leinster

Josh Ioane – Chiefs

Josh Murphy – returns from sabbatical

Outs:

Diarmuid Kilgallen – Munster

Tiernan O’Halloran – retired

Declan Moore – Athem RC

Tom Farrell – Munster

Michael McDonald – Ulster

Dominic Robertson-McCoy – Aurillac

Oisin Michel – Cornish Pirates

Jarrad Butler – released

Tom Daly – released

Gavin Thornbury – released

Matthew Burke – released

Oran McNulty – released

Tadgh McElroy – released

Dragons Rugby

Ins:

Solomone Funaki – Moana Pasifika

Harry Wilson – NSW Waratahs

Oli Burrows – Exeter Chiefs

Steve Cummins – Pau

Shane Lewis-Hughes – Cardiff

Harri Ford – RGC 1404

Lloyd Evans – Gloucester

Owen Conquer – Ebbw Vale

Owain James – Cardiff

Outs:

Sean Lonsdale – Ealing Trailfinders

Aki Seiuli – released

Corey Baldwin – released

Gonzalo Bertranou – released

Max Clark – released

Nathan Evans released

Lewis Jones – released

Sio Tomkinson – released

Ellis Shipp – released

Jack Dixon – retired

Jack Dixon – retired

Chris Hollis – short-term deal concluded

Edinburgh

Ins:

Paul Hill – Northampton Saints

Magnus Bradbury – Bristol Bears

Mosese Tuipulotu – NSW Waratahs

Ross McCann – Great Britain Sevens

Ross Thompson – Glasgow Warriors

Matt Scott – Leicester Tigers

Outs:

Viliame Mata – Bristol Bears

Luan de Bruin – Newcastle Falcons

Adam McBurney – Connacht

Charlie Savala – Northampton Saints

Cameron Neil – Sale Sharks

Blair Kinghorn – Toulouse

Jacob Henry – Coventry (Loan)

Jamie Campbell – released

Scott Steele – retired

WP Nel – retired

Glasgow Warriors

Ins:

Patrick Schickerling – Exeter Chiefs

Rory Sutherland – Oyonnax

Adam Hastings – Gloucester

Grant Stewart – Ayrshire Bulls

Fin Richardson – Exeter Chiefs

Sam Talakai – Melbourne Rebels

Outs:

Greg Peterson – San Diego Legion

Ali Price – Edinburgh

Ross Thompson – Edinburgh

Oli Kebble – Oyonnax

George Turner – Kobe Kobelco Steelers

Tom Gordon – Newcastle Falcons

Enrique Pieretto – NSW Waratahs

Lucio Sordoni – Racing 92

Sintu Manjezi – Vodacom Bulls

Fraser Brown – retired

Leinster

Ins:

RG Snyman – Munster

Jordie Barrett – Hurricanes (short-term deal)

Rabah Slimani – Clermont

Outs:

Michael Ala’alatoa – Clermont

Jason Jenkins – Hollywoodbets Sharks

Ross Molony – Bath

Ed Byrne – Cardiff

Temi Lasisi – Connacht

Ben Murphy – Connacht

Rhys Ruddock – retired

Emirates Lions

Ins:

Kade Wolhunter – DHL Stormers

Franco Marais – Urayasu D-Rocks

Juan Schoeman – Bath

Siba Qoma – Cheetahs

WJ Steenkamp – Vodacom Bulls

Tapiwa Mafura – Cheetahs

Outs:

Jordan Hendrikse – Hollywoodbets Sharks

Hanru Sirgel – Grenoble

Emmanuel Tshituka – Hollywoodbets Sharks

Tyler Bocks – Ealing Trailfinders

Ruan Dreyer – Hollywoodbets Sharks

Johan Mulder – Cardiff

Stean Pienaar – released

Travis Gordan – released

Andries Coetzee – released

Sibusiso Sangweni – released

Ruan Smith – released

Corne Fourie – released

Willem Alberts – retired

Rhynardt Rijnsburger – retired

Munster

Ins:

Diarmuid Kilgallen – Connacht

Billy Burns – Ulster

Tom Farrell – Connacht

Thaakir Abrahams – Lyon

Bryan Fitzgerald – Garryowen (short-term deal)

Outs:

Joey Carbery – Bordeaux

RG Snyman – Leinster

Antoine Frisch – Toulon

Keynan Knox – Bourgoin

Jack O’Sullivan – NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes

Neil Cronin – released

Andrew O’Mahony – released

Colm Hogan – released

Daniel Okeke – released

Jack O’Sullivan – released

Chris Moore – released

Andrew Conway – retired

Simon Zebo – retired

Ospreys

Ins:

William Greatbanks – Soyaux Angoulême

Phil Cokanasiga – Leicester Tigers

Steffan Thomas – Scarlets

Kieran Hardy – Scarlets

Daniel Kasende – Cheetahs

Ryan Conbeer – Scarlets (short-term deal)

Outs:

George North – Provence

Jack Regan – Toyota Industries Shuttles

Nicky Smith – Leicester Tigers

Toby Fricker – New England Free Jacks

Cam Jones – Cornish Pirates

Alex Cuthbert – released

Mat Protheroe – Hawke’s Bay

Chris Moore – released

Dom Morris – released

Scarlets

Ins:

Marnus van der Merwe – Cheetahs

Alec Hepburn – Exeter Chiefs

Henry Thomas – Castres

Max Douglas – Canon Eagles

Blair Murray – Canterbury

Rhodri Lewis – Ospreys

Ellis Mee – Nottingham

Archer Holz – NSW Waratahs

Outs:

Steffan Thomas – Ospreys

Kieran Hardy – Ospreys

Iwan Shenton – Ampthill

Joe Jones – Doncaster Knights

Johnny McNicholl – Crusaders

Henry Thomas – Castres

Ryan Conbeer – released

Jonathan Davies – released

Luca Giannini – released

Iestyn Gwilliam – released

Dan Jones – released

Wyn Jones – released

Lewis Morgan – released

Eduan Swart – released

Callum Williams – released

Scott Williams – released

Teddy Leatherbarrow – released

Ken Owens – retired

Samson Lee – retired

Hollywoodbets Sharks

Ins:

Jordan Hendrikse – Emirates Lions

André Esterhuizen – Harlequins

Emmanuel Tshituka – Emirates Lions

Jason Jenkins – Leinster

Trevor Nyakane – Racing 92

Ruan Dreyer – Emirates Lions

Outs:

Le Roux Roets – Sale Sharks

Werner Kok – Ulster

Aphiwe Dyantyi – Vodacom Bulls

Boeta Chamberlain – Vodacom Bulls

Joel Hintz – Western Force

Curwin Bosch – Brive

Hyron Andrews – Sale Sharks

Sikhumbuzo Notshe – Montauban

Rohan Janse van Rensburg – Canon Eagles (short-term), Bordeaux (permanent)

Simon Miller – released

Zee Mkhabela – released

Anthony Volmink – released

Lionel Cronje – released

Kerron van Vuuren – released

Murray Koster – released

Nevaldo Fleur – released

Kabous Bezuidenhout – released

DHL Stormers

Ins:

Steven Kitshoff – Ulster

JD Schickerling – Kobelco Kobe Steelers

Dave Ewers – Ulster Rugby

Outs:

Jarrod Taylor – Scarlets

Juan de Jongh – retired

Cornel Smit – Vodacom Bulls

Kwenzo Blose – Exeter Chiefs

Tristan Leyds – South Africa 7s

Nama Xaba – Vodacom Bulls

Hacjivah Dayimani – Racing 92

Kade Wolhuter – Lions

Simon Miller – released

Godlen Masimla – released

Lee-Marvin Mazibuko – released

Chris Hollis – Dragons

Chad Solomon – released

Junior Pokomela – released

Leon Lyons – released

Mnombo Zwelendaba – released

Ulster

Ins:

Werner Kok – Hollywoodbets Sharks

Aidan Morgan – Hurricanes

Michael McDonald - Connacht

Zac Ward – Ireland 7s (trial)

Outs:

Billy Burns – Munster

Steven Kitshoff – Stormers

Greg Jones – released

Will Addison – Sale Sharks

Dave Ewers – released

James French – released

Shea O’Brien – released

Angus Curtis – retired

Luke Marshall – retired

Zebre Parma

Ins:

Giacomo Da Re – Benetton

Giovanni Quattrini – Capitolina

Bruno Valeesi – Viadana

Outs:

Riccardo Genovese – Benetton

Tommaso Boni – Old Glory DC

Jake Polledri – retired

Antoni Rizzi – released

Pierre Bruno – released

Tiff Eden – released

Taina Fox-Matamua – released

Riccardo Genovese – released

Josh Kaifa – released

Marco Manfredi to – Benetton

Alessio Sanavia – released

Franco Smith Jr – released

Liam Zocchi-Dommann – released