Every URC transfer ahead of the 2022/23 season

Every team in the URC has been busy sorting transfers ahead of the upcoming summer break.

The Irish provinces have been using their academies to booster their squads while South African teams have only made a few, select moves. Meanwhile, all four Welsh provinces, but in particular Cardiff and the Dragons, have been busy releasing players and bringing in suitable replacements.

Below RugbyPass takes a look at every single player departing and joining each URC side this summer.

Benetton

Incoming:
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne – Exeter Chiefs
Tommaso Menoncello – Academy
Giacomo Da Re – Rovigo Delta
Scott Scrafton – Hurricanes
Onisi Ratave – Fijian Drua

Castres Action Hero Tom Staniforth | Le Frecnh Rugby Podcast | Episode 33

After a frenetic final weekend in the Top 14 regular season, we catch up with one of the key men from surprise table-toppers Castres and the top tackler in the Top 14 this season. Australian second row Tom Staniforth fills us in on his journey from Canberra to Castres, the family environment at the club, how a bunch of battlers go about beating off competition from a host of teams with much bigger budgets over 26 rounds and gives us an insight into what makes a club that often goes under the radar so special. There’s also a look into everything that happened on the final day, a look ahead to the Barrages and we pick our MEATER Moment of the Week…
Use the code FRENCHPOD20 at checkout for 20% off any full price item at Meater.com

Castres Action Hero Tom Staniforth | Le Frecnh Rugby Podcast | Episode 33

After a frenetic final weekend in the Top 14 regular season, we catch up with one of the key men from surprise table-toppers Castres and the top tackler in the Top 14 this season. Australian second row Tom Staniforth fills us in on his journey from Canberra to Castres, the family environment at the club, how a bunch of battlers go about beating off competition from a host of teams with much bigger budgets over 26 rounds and gives us an insight into what makes a club that often goes under the radar so special. There’s also a look into everything that happened on the final day, a look ahead to the Barrages and we pick our MEATER Moment of the Week…
Use the code FRENCHPOD20 at checkout for 20% off any full price item at Meater.com

Outgoing:
Callum Braley – Northampton Saints
Hame Faiva – Worcester Warriors
Irné Herbst – Harlequins
Joey Caputo – Mogliano
Yaree Fantini – Mogliano
Tomás Baravalle – Released
Tommy Bell – Released
Tommaso Benvenuti – Released
Luca Petrozzi – Released
Luca Sperandio – Released
Lorenzo Pani – Zebre Parma
Franco Smith – Zebre Parma
Marco Zanon – Pau

Bulls

Incoming:
Phumzile Maqondwana – Pumas
S’Busiso Nkosi – Sharks
Ruan Vermaak – Red Hurricanes

Outgoing:
Madosh Tambwe – Bordeaux
Sintu Manjezi – Glasgow Warriors

Cardiff

Incoming:
Taulupe Faletau – Bath
Thomas Young – Wasps
Liam Williams – Scarlets
Efan Daniel – Academy
Lopeti Timani – Toulon

Outgoing:
Hallam Amos – Retired
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso – Wasps
Iestyn Harris – Exeter Chiefs
Scott Andrews – Retired
Rhys Gill – Retired
Alun Lawrence – Jersey Reds
Luke Scully – Released
Will Boyde – Released
Jason Tovey – Retired
Garyn Smith – Cornish Pirates
Ben Murphy – Doncaster Knights

Connacht

Incoming:
Ciaran Booth – Academy
Cathal Forde – Academy
Josh Murphy – Leinster
Peter Dooley – Leinster
Adam Byrne – Leinster
Shamus Hurley-Langton – Manawatu
Byron Ralston – Western Force
David Hawkshaw – Leinster

Outgoing:
Sammy Arnold – Brive
Ultan Dillane – La Rochelle
Abraham Papali’i – Brive
Tietie Tuimauga – Colomiers
Matt Healy – Retired
Greg McGrath – Released
Jonny Murphy – Released
Ben O’Donnell – Released
Dominic Robertson-McCoy – Released
Peter Sullivan – Released
Peter Robb – Released
Eoghan Masterson – Aurillac

Dragons

Incoming:
Bradley Roberts – Ulster
JJ Hanrahan – Clermont
Rhodri Jones – Ospreys
Sean Lonsdale – Exeter Chiefs
Max Clark – Bath
George Nott – London Irish
Sio Tomkinson – Highlanders
Angus O’Brien – Scarlets
Rob Evans – Scarlets

Outgoing:
Taylor Davies – Scarlets
Mesake Doge – Released
Harry Fry – Hartpury College
Jordan Olowofela – Leicester Tigers
Max Williams – Released
Josh Lewis – Merthyr
Jonah Holmes – Ealing Trailfinders
Dan Baker – Aberavon
Owen Jenkins – Wales Sevens
Will Talbot-Davies – Coventry
Greg Bateman – Retired
Joe Maksymiw – Agen
Evan Lloyd – Ebbw Vale
Carrick McDonough – Ebbw Vale
Adam Warren – Released
Aaron Jarvis – Retired
Richard Hibbard – Retired
Tavis Knoyle – Released
Dan Babos – Released
Jamie Roberts – Waratahs
Ioan Davies – Jersey Reds

Edinburgh

Incoming:
Sam Skinner – Exeter Chiefs
Jamie Jack – Ampthill
Wes Goosen – Hurricanes

Outgoing:
Ben Toolis – Released
Magnus Bradbury – Bristol Bears
Nathan Chamberlain – Released
Sam Grahamslaw – Released
James Johnstone – Released
Ramiro Moyano – Released
George Taylor – Retired
Jake Armstrong – Bristol Bears
Harry Lloyd – Western Force
Jordan Venter – Bath
Dan Gamble – London Scottish

Glasgow Warriors

Incoming:
JP du Preez – Sale Sharks
Sione Vailanu – Worcester Warriors
Huw Jones – Harlequins
Sintu Manjezi – Bulls

Outgoing:
Kiran McDonald – Wasps
Hamish Bain – Released
Robbie Fergusson – Released
Rob Harley – Released
Tom Lambert – Released
Ewan McQuillin – Released
Grant Stewart – Released
Ratu Tagive – Released
Ewan Ashman – Sale Sharks
Murray McCallum – Worcester Warriors
Peter Horne – Retired
Nick Grigg – Red Hurricanes

Leinster

Incoming:
Jason Jenkins – Munster
Brian Deeny – Academy
Cormac Foley – Academy
Joe McCarthy – Academy
Jamie Osborne – Academy
Charlie Ngatai – Lyon

Outgoing:
Josh Murphy – Connacht
Peter Dooley – Connacht
Jack Dunne – Exeter Chiefs
Rory O’Loughlin – Exeter Chiefs
Adam Byrne – Connacht
David Hawkshaw – Connacht
Devin Toner – Retired
Seán Cronin – Retired
Dan Leavy – Retired

Lions

Incoming:
Sanele Nohamba – Lions

Outgoing:
Burger Odendaal – Wasps
Vincent Tshituka – Sharks
Carlü Sadie – Sharks
MJ Pelser – Zebre Parma
Ross Cronje – Retired
Wilhelm van der Sluys – Retired

Munster

Incoming:
Scott Buckley – Academy
Alex Kendellen – Academy
Malakai Fekitoa – Wasps
Chris Moore – University of Exeter
Antoine Frisch – Bristol Bears

Outgoing:
Declan Moore – Ulster
Jason Jenkins – Leinster
Matt Gallagher – Bath
Jake Flannery – Ulster
Chris Cloete – Bath
John Ryan – Wasps
Kevin O’Byrne – Ealing Trailfinders
Damian de Allende – Released
Seán French – Released
Alex McHenry – Released
Rowan Osborne – Retired
Jonathan Wren – Retired

Ospreys

Incoming:
Jack Walsh – Exeter Chiefs
Harri Deaves – Academy
Garyn Phillips – Academy

Outgoing:
Rhodri Jones – Dragons
Lloyd Ashley – Released
Josh Thomas – Newcastle Falcons
Ma?afu Fia – Released
Dewi Cross – Released
James Fender – Cornish Pirates
Callum Carson – Aberavon
Ifan Phillips – Retired
Morgan Strong – Ampthill
Harri Morgan – Ampthill

Scarlets

Incoming:
Vaea Fifita – Wasps
Taylor Davies – Dragons

Outgoing:
Liam Williams – Cardiff
Angus O’Brien – Dragons
Steffan Hughes – Released
Marc Jones – Released
Tomi Lewis – Released
Tom Phillips – Released
Tyler Morgan – Wales Sevens
Rob Evans – Dragons
Tom Prydie – Bath
James Davies – Retired

Sharks

Incoming:
Eben Etzebeth – Toulon
Rohan Janse van Rensburg – Sale Sharks
Nevaldo Fleurs – Maties
Vincent Tshituka – Lions
Carlü Sadie – Lions
Lionel Cronjé – Toyota Verblitz

Outgoing:
Sbu Nkosi – Bulls
Ruben van Heerden – Exeter Chiefs
Sanele Nohamba – Lions

Stormers

Incoming:
Clayton Blommetjies – Free State Cheetahs
Joseph Dweba – Bordeaux

Outgoing:
Warrick Gelant – Racing 92
Wilmar Arnoldi – Beziers
Dian Bleuler – Sharks
David Meihuizen – Retired
Edwill van der Merwe – Lions

Ulster

Incoming:
Sean Reffell – Saracens
Jude Postlethwaite – Academy
Declan Moore – Munster
Frank Bradshaw – Nevers
Shea O’Brien – Armagh
Jake Flannery – Munster
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen – Wasps

Outgoing:
Bradley Roberts – Dragons
Ross Kane – Ealing Trailfinders
Jack McGrath – Released
Sean Reidy – Released
Mick Kearney – Retired
David O’Connor – Ealing Trailfinders

Zebre Parma

Incoming:
Giampietro Ribaldi – Viadana
Juan Pitinari – Noceto
Simone Gesi – Colorno
Guido Volpi – Doncaster Knights
Dennis Visser – Narbonne
Damiano Mazza – Calvisano
Ratko Jelic – Viadana
Jacques du Toit – Bath
Alessio Sanavia – Valorugby Emilia
Muhamed Hasa – Petrarca
MJ Pelser – Lions
Davide Ruggeri – Rovigo Delta

Outgoing:
Oliviero Fabiani – Colorno
Asaeli Tuivuaka – Racing 92
Andrea Lovotti – Colorno
Giulio Bisegni – Colorno
Massimo Ceciliani – Released
Gabriele Di Giulio – Released
Guglielmo Palazzani – Released
Jimmy Tuivaiti – Released
Renato Giammarioli – Worcester Warriors
Maxime Mbanda – Colorno
Danilo Fischetti – London Irish
Eduardo Bello – Saracens
Tommy Castello – Retired
Giosuè Zilocchi – London Irish