South African Conference: Ins and Outs

The 2019 edition of Super Rugby gets underway this weekend and with the first fixtures being played on Friday, and we end off our in’s and out series by bringing you a comprehensive list of transfers which have happened in the South African conference.

The teams in this division have seen the least amount of changes made to their squads, but some teams have lost a few big name players to Europe.

The Bulls

Ins

Schalk Brits (Saracens), Stedman Gans (Sevens), Cornal Hendricks (free agent), Dylan Sage (sevens), Paul Schoeman (Cheetahs), Chris Smith (Pumas, loan), Rosko Specman (Sevens), Muller Uys (Western Province), Duane Vermeulen (Toulon).

Outs

Shaun Adendorff (Aurillac), Francois Brummer (Zebre), Ruben van Heerden (Sharks), Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh), Adriaan Strauss (retired), Dries Swanepoel (Cheetahs), Jamba Ulengo (released).

Jaguares

Ins

Gaspar Baldunciel (Alumni), Santiago Carreras (Córdoba Athletic), Santiago Chocobares (Duendes), Santiago Grondona (Champagnat), Ignacio Mendy (sevens), Franco Molina (Jockey), Domingo Miotti (Tucuman), Lucas Paulos (Olivios), Lucio Sordoni (Atlético del Rosario), Mayco Vivas (Atlético del Rosario).

Outs

Santiago Álvarez (Sevens), Felipe Arregui (Duendes), Franco Brarda (Tala), Felipe Ezcurra (Leicester Tigers), Nicolás Leiva (released), Benjamín Macome (released), Juan Martín Hernández (retired), Nicolás Sánchez (Stade Francais).

Lions

Ins

Stephan Lewies (Sharks), Danie Mienie (Toulouse), Carlu Sadie (Stormers, loan).

Outs

Ruan Dreyer (Gloucester), Rohan Janse van Rensburg (Sale Sharks), Marco Jansen van Vuuren (sevens), Jaco Kriel (Gloucester), Franco Mostert (Gloucester), Jacques van Rooyen (Bath).

Sharks

Ins

Ruben van Heerden (Bulls).

Outs

Garth April (released), Tristan Blewett (New Orleans Gold), Michael Claassens (retired), Keegan Daniel (retired), Johan Deysel (Colomiers), Ross Geldenhuys (Bay of Plenty), Stephan Lewies (Lions), Franco Marais (Gloucester).

Stormers

Ins

Ruhan Nel (sevens)

Outs

Nizaam Carr (Wasps), Dewaldt Duvenage (Treviso), JC Janse van Rensburg (Grenoble), Jan de Klerk (Canon Eagles), Dean Muir (Kintetsu Liners), Raymond Rhule (Grenoble), Carlu Sadie (Lions, loan), Stephan de Wit (Kings), George Whitehead (Griquas), Eduard Zandberg (released).