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Pro12 The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. The current name was adopted in 2021 when the league expanded to include four South Afr ...

teams before or during the 2015–16 season.

Benetton Treviso

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* Simone Ferrari from AS Rugby Milano * Duncan Naude from RC Chalon * Jean-François Montauriol from Rovigo Delta * Andrea De Marchi from Rovigo Delta *

Filo Paulo Teofilo Aloisio Mikaele Paulo (born 6 November 1987) is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player. He specialises as a lock forward. He plays for Manawatu Turbos in the NPC. Career Paulo had a brief stint with Ulster in 2009, for whom he ...

from Cardiff Blues *

Robert Barbieri Robert Julian Barbieri (born 5 June 1984) is a retired Canadian-born Italian rugby union player. He played as a flanker. He decided to represent Italy. Club career He played for Yeomen (2000–03) in Canada, before moving to the Italian side Ov ...

from Leicester Tigers * Alberto De Marchi from Sale Sharks * Luke McLean from Sale Sharks * Tom Palmer from

Gloucester Rugby Gloucester Rugby are a professional rugby union club based in the West Country city of Gloucester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby, as well as in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The club was formed in ...

Luca Bigi Luca Bigi (born 19 April 1991) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays hooker for Zebre Parma of the United Rugby Championship. He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut against S ...

from

Petrarca Francesco Petrarca (; 20 July 1304 – 18/19 July 1374), commonly anglicized as Petrarch (), was a scholar and poet of early Renaissance Italy, and one of the earliest humanists. Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited w ...

* Filippo Filippetto from San Donà * Ornel Gega from Mogliano * Braam Steyn from

Calvisano Calvisano ( Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the Italian province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is the manufacturing base of Lones Spa, manufacturer of Fly Flot shoes. Agritech is a known fiberglass silos company. Sport Its rugby union Rugby ...

* Cherif Traorè from

Viadana Viadana may refer to: Surname * Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560 – 1627), Italian composer, teacher, and Franciscan friar * Gilberto Viadana (born 1973), Italian figure skater Other * Viadana, Lombardy, a town in the province of Mantua, Lom ...

* Tommaso Iannone from

Zebre Zebre Parma (, meaning "Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season. They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by the ...

* Chris Smylie from

Hurricanes A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...

* Roberto Santamaria from

Players out

* Simone Favaro to

Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...

Michele Campagnaro Michele Campagnaro (; born 13 March 1993) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays centre for Colomiers of the Pro D2. He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut against Fiji durin ...

Exeter Chiefs Exeter Chiefs (officially Exeter Rugby Club) is an English professional rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1871 and since 2006 has played its home m ...

* Joe Carlisle to

London Welsh London Welsh Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seaso ...

* Corniel van Zyl ''retired'' * Paul Derbyshire to

* Giovanni Maistri to

* Antonio Pavanello ''retired'' * Ruggero Trevisan ''retired'' * Romulo Acosta to

* Albert Anae to

Brumbies The ACT Brumbies (known from 2005–2022 as simply the Brumbies) is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The team competes in Super Rugby and named for the brumby, feral horses whi ...

Amar Kudin Amar Kudin (born 9 August 1992) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a Hooker. He currently competes for Fiamme Oro in the Top12. Born in Croatia, Kudin moved to Italy at a young age, spending most of his time at local rugby youths. A ...

to San Dona *

Mat Luamanu Mat Luamanu (born 25 November 1988) is a New Zealand rugby union player for Aviron Bayonnais, Bayonne in the Top 14. Luamanu played representative rugby for Wellington from Under-16 through to the Under-21 level, and also played for the Hurrica ...

to Harlequins * Tomás Vallejos to Stade Francais * Josè Francisco Novak to UAL Rugby * Nicola Cattina to Patarò Lumezzane * Bruno Mercanti to Bizkaia Gernika * Meyer Swanepoel ''released'' *

Henry Seniloli Henry Ratu Wainiu Seniloli (born 15 June 1989) is a Fijian rugby union player who currently plays as a Scrum-half for Benetton Treviso. He made his debut for Fiji against Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at th ...

''released''

Cardiff Blues

Players in

* Tom James from

* Rey Lee-Lo from

Blaine Scully Blaine Hansen Scully (born February 29, 1988) is an American former rugby union player who played for the U.S. national team as a fullback or wing. Scully was captain of the U.S. national team and previously served as co-captain alongside long ...

from Leicester Tigers *

Cam Dolan Cameron Dolan (born March 7, 1990) is an American rugby union player who normally plays at the Number 8 position. He currently plays professionally for the NOLA Gold, since 2018, in the Major League Rugby (MLR). Dolan previously played rugby outs ...

from

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...

* James Down from

* Nicky Griffiths from Wales Sevens

Players out

* Rory Watts-Jones ''retired'' *

to Benetton Treviso * Adam Jones to Harlequins * Joaquin Tuculet to Jaguares * Dafydd Hewitt ''retired'' * Simon Humberstone to

Doncaster Knights Doncaster Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club representing the town of Doncaster, England. The first XV are known as the "Doncaster Knights", and play in the RFU Championship. Being the most promoted side in English history has led to ...

* Tom Williams to

Scarlets The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup (which ...

''(season-loan)'' *

Marc Breeze Marc Breeze (born 11 February 1987) is a Welsh rugby union player. A hooker, he played club rugby for the Cardiff Blues having previously played for Ospreys, London Welsh RFC, Aberavon RFC Aberavon RFC ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Aberafan) is a ru ...

to Cardiff RFC * Lucas González Amorosino to Munster

Connacht

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* Ultan Dillane ''promoted from academy'' * Quinn Roux from

Leinster Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of ...

Eoghan Masterson Eoghan Masterson (born 5 April 1993) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays for Aurillac. He primarily plays in the back row, though he has played as a lock at under-age level. Masterson previously played for Irish provincial sid ...

''promoted from academy'' * Caolin Blade ''promoted from academy'' * John Cooney from

* Nepia Fox-Matamua from

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...

* Ben Marshall from

* Api Pewhairangi from

New Zealand Warriors The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as ...

AJ MacGinty Alan "AJ" MacGinty is an Irish-born professional rugby player, who represents the United States in international competition. He primarily plays as a fly-half. MacGinty plays club rugby for Premiership Rugby team Bristol Bears. Early life A gra ...

from

Life Running Eagles Life University is a private university focused on training chiropractors and located in Marietta, Georgia, USA. It was established in 1974 by a chiropractor, Sid E. Williams. History The university was founded in 1974 by Williams as "Life C ...

Players out

* Willie Faloon to

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kin ...

* Michael Swift ''retired'' *

Mils Muliaina Junior Malili "Mils" Muliaina (born 31 July 1980) is a former professional rugby union player who most recently played for San Francisco Rush in the US PRO Rugby competition. He played primarily as a fullback, though he has also played as a ...

Mick Kearney Mick Kearney (born 29 March 1991) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for Irish side Ulster in the United Rugby Championship. His primary position is lock, though he has also played as a flanker. Career Club Kearney, who is or ...

* Shane Layden to Ireland Sevens *

Miah Nikora Miah Nikora (born 28 April 1985 in Gisborne, New Zealand) is a professional rugby union player and head coach from New Zealand. He currently is head coach of Civil Projects Solutions Poverty Bay senior rugby club. He primarily played at fly-hal ...

* Seán Henry ''retired'' * Mata Fifita to Galway Tribesmen

Edinburgh

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William Helu William Helu (born 19 April 1986) is a Tongan rugby union player. His usual position is on the wing or at centre. He is part of the Tonga national rugby union team and was part of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Helu was part of the Tongan squad t ...

from

Wasps A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. ...

Nasi Manu Tavake Lecanus Liukanasi Manu (born 15 August 1988) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the number 8 and occasionally flanker position for Mitre 10 Cup side, Otago. Manu also represents Tonga at international level. Playing caree ...

from Highlanders * Nathan Fowles from Sale Sharks * Michael Allen from

* Jack Cosgrove from

Worcester Warriors Worcester Warriors Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club, based in Worcester, England, that is currently in administration and which has been suspended and will be relegated from Premiership Rugby, the top division of domestic ...

* John Hardie from Highlanders

Players out

* Tom Heathcote to

* Grayson Hart to

* Ollie Atkins to

Tim Visser Tim Visser ( born 29 May 1987) is a Dutch rugby union player, who played as a winger for the Scotland national team and for English club Harlequins. Early life Visser was born in De Bilt, Netherlands. He was brought up in Maartensdijk and pla ...

to Harlequins * Hugh Blake to

* Roddy Grant ''retired''

Glasgow Warriors

Players in

* Simone Favaro from Benetton Treviso * Grayson Hart from

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t ...

Shalva Mamukashvili Shalva Mamukashvili ( ka, შალვა მამუკაშვილი; born 2 October 1990) is a Georgian professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Super Cup club The Black Lion and the Georgia national team. Professi ...

from Sale Sharks * Kieran Low from

London Irish London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club which competes in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union. The club has also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While ...

* Mike Blair from

Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team that play in Premiership Rugby, England's highest division of rugby union. The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football Cl ...

Sam Johnson Samuel Robert Johnson (October 11, 1930May 27, 2020) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and November 2015, he was the acting ...

from

Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds is the rugby union team for the Australian state of Queensland that competes in the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996, they were a representative team selected from the rugby union club competitions ...

* Greg Peterson from Leicester Tigers * Taqele Naiyaravoro from

NSW Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs ( or ;), referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby competition. The Riverina and other southern parts of the sta ...

* Javan Sebastian from

* Jason Hill from

Heriot's Rugby Club Heriot's Rugby Club, also known as Heriot's FP, is one of Scotland's senior rugby football clubs in the Scottish Rugby Union, whose Men's 1st XV play in the FOSROC . The women play in The club's home is in the Goldenacre area in Edinburgh.Bath ...

* Rory Clegg from

* Gary Strain from

Glasgow Hawks Glasgow Hawks is an amateur rugby union team in Glasgow, Scotland. They were Premiership Division One champions for three consecutive seasons from 2003–04 to 2005–06. History In Paris on 27 August 1995 a meeting of the International Rugby ...

* Steven Findlay from

* Hugh Blake from

* * Sila Puafisi from

Players out

* Nikola Matawalu to Bath Rugby *

Sean Maitland Sean Daniel Maitland (born 14 September 1988) is a New Zealand-born Scottish rugby union player. He plays for Saracens in the RFU Premiership. He previously played for London Irish and before that for Glasgow Warriors in the PRO12, Crusaders i ...

* D. T. H. van der Merwe to

* Dougie Hall ''retired'' * Jon Welsh to

Alastair Kellock Alastair 'Al' David Kellock (born 14 June 1981) is the managing director at Glasgow Warriors. He is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a lock for Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors, captaining the Warriors to a Pr ...

''retired'' * Murray McConnell to

Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...

* James Downey to

Tommy Spinks Thomas Allen Spinks, known as Tommy Spinks (October 29, 1948 – August 26, 2007), was an American football wide receiver. He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Spinks set two records in the 1968 Grantland Rice Bowl, ...

Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the l ...

* Euan Murray to Pau *

Connor Braid Connor Jackson Braid (born May 31, 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player. Braid is capable of playing at fly-half, in the centres or in the back three for XVs. In VIIs Braid's preferred position is at prop. Career At the start of the 2014–15 ...

Canada Sevens The Canada Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held every March. It is one of the ten stops on the World Rugby Sevens Series, and is played the weekend after the USA Sevens in Las Vegas. Canada secured a four-year deal to host to event ...

* Rossouw de Klerk to

Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...

Leinster

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Johnny Sexton Jonathan Jeremiah Sexton (born 11 July 1985) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Leinster Rugby and Ireland, and he also captains both teams. He represented the British & Irish Lions in both 2013 and 2017 and has scored o ...

from

Racing 92 Racing 92 () is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. They were called Racing Métro 92 between 2001 and 2015, when they changed the name ...

Royce Burke-Flynn Royce Burke-Flynn (born 19 January 1987) is an Irish rugby union player. He previously played for Leinster Rugby Leinster Rugby ( ga, Rugbaí Laighean) is one of the four professional provincial rugby union teams from the island of Ireland a ...

from Clontarf * Ed Byrne ''promoted from Academy'' * Bryan Byrne ''promoted from Academy'' * Ian Hirst from Clontarf *

from

Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Del ...

* Dan Leavy ''promoted from Academy'' * Cathal Marsh ''promoted from Academy'' *

Josh van der Flier Josh van der Flier () (born 25 April 1993) is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster and Ireland. His preferred position is flanker, but plays at other positions if needed. Van der Flier is of Dutch descent through his paternal grandparents, ...

''promoted from Academy'' *

Isa Nacewa Isakeli "Isa" Nacewa (born 22 July 1982) is a former rugby union player and coach. Born in New Zealand of Fijian descent, he represented the Fiji national team, winning one cap in 2003. Nacewa was a utility back who played for the Blues in t ...

from Blues *

Tadhg Beirne Tadhg Gerard Beirne (; born 8 January 1992) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for Munster in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. His primary playing position is lock, but can also play in the b ...

''promoted from Academy'' * Gavin Thornbury ''promoted from Academy'' * Hayden Triggs from Blues

Players out

* Jimmy Gopperth to

* John Cooney to

* Jordan Coghlan to Munster * Quinn Roux to

Shane Jennings Shane Jennings (born 8 July 1981) is an Irish former professional rugby union player. He played at openside flanker for Leinster Rugby and Ireland. He was also registered to St Mary's College. Club career Jennings impressed for Leinster in th ...

''retired'' * Sam Coghlan Murray to

Gordon D'Arcy Gordon William D'Arcy (born 10 February 1980, in Ferns, County Wexford) is a retired Irish rugby player who played most of his career at inside centre. He played for Irish provincial side Leinster for his entire professional career and is seco ...

''retired'' * Seán McCarthy to

* Brendan Macken to

* Ben Marshall to

Kane Douglas Kane Douglas (born 1 June 1989) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer who currently plays as a lock for the Bordeaux club in France. Douglas previously played a season with Irish province Leinster, as well as eight seasons in Sup ...

* Tyrone Moran to London Scottish *

Kevin McLaughlin Kevin McLaughlin (born 20 September 1984) is a retired professional rugby union player from Ireland. He attended the primary school Kildare Place National School and was educated at secondary level at Gonzaga College. He played provincial rug ...

''retired''

Munster

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Tomás O'Leary Tomás O'Leary (born 22 October 1983) is an Irish former rugby union player who played as a scrum-half. O'Leary played most of his career in the United Rugby Championship with Munster, where he was part of the team that won the Heineken Cup ...

from

* Jordan Coghlan from

* Francis Saili from Blues * Matt D'Arcy from Clontarf * Mark Chisholm from Bayonne * Shane Monahan from

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

Mario Sagario Mario Sagario (born 29 June 1986) is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays as a prop for Carrasco Polo Club and the Uruguayan national rugby union team. Club career Sagario started his career in Uruguay playing for Carrasco Polo Club in 2006 ...

from Massy * Lucas González Amorosino from Cardiff Blues * Sean Doyle from

Players out

JJ Hanrahan John Joseph Hanrahan (born 27 July 1992) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for Welsh club Dragons in the United Rugby Championship. He plays primarily as a fly-half, but can also play as a centre or fullback. Early years Hanrahan be ...

* Sean Dougall to Pau *

Damien Varley Damien Varley (born 29 October 1983) is a former Irish rugby union player who represented Munster and Ireland. He played as a hooker. Varley was forced to retire from rugby in February 2015, due to a foot injury. Early life Varley was educa ...

''retired'' * Alan Cotter to Aix-en-Provence * Paddy Butler to Pau *

Paul O'Connell Paul Jeremiah O'Connell (born 20 October 1979) is an Irish former rugby union player and coach. When he stopped playing, he was Ireland's third most-capped player (108) and the eighteenth most-capped international player in rugby union histo ...

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

* Luke O'Dea to SC Lille * Barry O'Mahony ''retired'' *

Johne Murphy Johne Murphy (; born John Edmund Murphy 10 November 1984) is a retired Irish rugby union player who played wing, fullback or centre. On 27 August 2015, Murphy announced his retirement from rugby. Family Murphy was born John Edmund Murphy to ...

''retired'' *

Donncha O'Callaghan Donncha O'Callaghan (born 24 March 1979) is an Irish retired rugby union player. He spent most of his career with his home province Munster, spending 17 seasons with the province and winning five major trophies, before finishing his career with ...

* Andrew Smith to

Felix Jones Felix Jones Jr. (born May 8, 1987) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Arkansas and was drafted by t ...

''retired'' * Eusebio Guiñazú ''released'' * Ivan Dineen ''released'' * Martin Kelly ''released''

Newport Gwent Dragons

Players in

Sarel Pretorius Sarel Johannes Pretorius (born 18 April 1984) is a South African rugby player who plays at scrum half for the in the Pro14. During 2007–2011 he played in the Currie Cup for Griquas and made his Super Rugby debut for the in 2009 against th ...

from

Free State Cheetahs The Free State Cheetahs (formerly the Orange Free State), currently named the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, for sponsorship reasons, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They are governed by th ...

* Ed Jackson from

Charlie Davies Charles Desmond Davies (born June 25, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. Davies set several soccer records at his high school, the Brooks School, before appearing for the Boston College Eagles an ...

from

* Adam Warren from

* Nick Scott from

* Shaun Knight from

Players out

* Steffan Jones to Bedford Blues * Jonathan Evans to Bath Rugby * Owen Evans to Harlequins *

Lee Byrne Lee Byrne (born 1 June 1980) is a Welsh former professional rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. Club career Byrne started his career playing rugby union for Bridgend Athletic RFC; and Tondu RFC, as a ful ...

''retired'' *

Ian Gough Ian Gough (born 10 November 1976) is a former Wales international rugby union rugby player. His usual position was lock forward. He made his debut for the Wales national rugby union team against South Africa in 1998, and was a regular thereafter, ...

''retired'' * Ashley Smith ''retired'' * Dave Young to London Scottish * Dan Way ''retired'' *

Andy Powell Andrew Powell (born 19 February 1950) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is a founding member of the British band Wishbone Ash, whose use of twin lead guitars was influential. Early life and career Powell was born in the East E ...

Merthyr RFC Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Ty ...

Richie Rees Richie Rees (born 21 May 1983) is a former Wales international professional rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half. He is now the attack coach for Cardiff Rugby. Club Rees started his rugby career at Dunvant RFC. He then played for the ...

Cross Keys RFC Cross Keys RFC ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Pont-y-Cymer) is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Crosskeys. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union, and is a feeder club for the Dragons regional team. History The club achieved first c ...

Ospreys

Players in

* Paul James from Bath Rugby *

Brendon Leonard Brendon Leonard (born 16 April 1985) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Leonard plays half-back and made his provincial debut for Waikato in the 2005 National Provincial Championship. He was in the Chiefs wider training group for the 2 ...

from

* Gareth Delve from

NEC Green Rockets NEC Green Rockets Tokatsu (formerly NEC Green Rockets) is a Japanese rugby union team in the Japan Rugby League One. The team's captain iRyota Asano The previous captain was Takuro Miuchi, who was also the captain of the Japan national rugby unio ...

* Kristian Phillips from

* Oliver Tomaszczyk from

* Ma'afu Fia from Highlanders

Players out

* Nicky Thomas to

* Sam Lewis to

Duncan Jones Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones (born 30 May 1971) is a British film director, film producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films ''Moon'' (2009), ''Source Code'' (2011), ''Warcraft'' (2016), and ''Mute'' (2018). For ''Moon'', ...

''retired'' * Morgan Allen to

* Aisea Natoga to

US Carcassonne Union Sportive Carcassonnaise are a French rugby union club based in Carcassonne. US Carcassonne currently compete in the Pro D2 of French rugby. The club was established in 1899. They play in black and yellow colours and at the Stade Albert Dome ...

Ross Jones Ross A. Jones (born January 14, 1960) is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Amateur career A native of Miami, Florida, Jon ...

Rotherham Titans Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club, or Rotherham Titans is a professional rugby union team from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, currently playing in the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system, following their relegation from the Nat ...

* Tevita Cavubati to

* Andrew Bishop ''retired'' * Tom Smith ''retired'' * De Kock Steenkamp ''released'' * Cai Griffiths to AS Rugby Milano

Scarlets

Players in

* D. T. H. van der Merwe from

Aled Thomas Aled Thomas (born 2 January 1985) is a Welsh rugby union player. A fly-half, who plays for the Scarlets in the Pro14. Aled Thomas first joined the Scarlets in 2004, making his first appearance in the Celtic League match against Ulster in Rave ...

from

* Will Taylor from

* Tom Price from Leicester Tigers *

Dylan Evans Dylan Evans (born August 18, 1966) is a British former academic and author who has written books on emotion and the placebo effect as well as the theories of Jacques Lacan. Life and career Early life and education Evans was born in Bristol on ...

from NSW Country Eagles * Jack Condy from Cross Keys * Morgan Allen from Ospreys * Tom Williams from Cardiff Blues ''(season-loan)''

Players out

Rhys Priestland Rhys Priestland (born 9 January 1987) is a Welsh international rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Cardiff Rugby and the Wales national team. Although he primarily plays as a fly-half, he is also capable of playing at full-back. Born ...

to Bath Rugby *

Darran Harris Darran Harris (born 11 November 1992) is a Welsh rugby union player. He plays for RFU Championship side, Rotherham Titans as a hooker. Career Born in Brecon, Harris started playing rugby at Brecon RFC as a prop before moving to the youth rank ...

* Jacobie Adriaanse to Montpellier * Sion Bennett to

* Kyle Evans to

Moseley Moseley is a suburb of south Birmingham, England, south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with a number of bars and restaurants. The area also has a number of boutiques and ot ...

* Adam Warren to Newport Gwent Dragons * Joe Snyman to CA Brive * Javan Sebastian to

* Kristian Phillips to Ospreys * Richard Kelly ''retired'' * Frazier Climo to

Ayr RFC Ayr Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club. Its professional men's side currently plays as Ayrshire Bulls in the Super 6 competition; and its women's side play in the . The club also runs a "Club XV" which competes in the Tennent's Nationa ...

* Rob McCusker to

Ulster

Players in

* Willie Faloon from

* Sam Windsor from

* Paul Rowley from

* Peter Browne from

* John Andrew ''promoted from Academy''"Talented Quartet Sign New Ulster Contracts"
Ulster Rugby, 20 March 2015 * Alan O'Connor ''promoted from Academy''

Players out

* Charlie Butterworth to

* Ross Adair to

* Declan Fitzpatrick ''retired'' * Michael Allen to

Edinburgh Rugby Edinburgh Rugby (formerly Edinburgh Reivers, Edinburgh Gunners) is one of the two professional rugby union teams from Scotland. The club competes in the United Rugby Championship, along with the Glasgow Warriors, its oldest rival. Edinburgh pl ...

* Ricky Andrew to

* Michael Heaney to

* Dave Ryan to

Agen The commune of Agen (, ; ) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne southeast of Bordeaux. Geography The city of Agen lies in the southwestern department ...

* Neil McComb to

Belfast Harlequins Belfast Harlequins is a multi-sports club located off the Malone Road in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. The club name provides the overall umbrella for rugby union, men's and ladies' hockey, and squash. The club is associated on and off the f ...

Mike McComish Mike McComish (born 7 December 1983) is a former professional rugby union player for Ulster Rugby Ulster Rugby is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland. They compete in the United Rugby Champions ...

''released''

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* Luke Burgess from

Melbourne Rebels The Melbourne Rebels is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Melbourne. They made their debut in SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. They were the first privately owned professional rugby union team in Australia, until 2017 ...

* Pietro Ceccarelli from AS Macon *

Marcello Violi Marcello Violi (born 11 October 1993) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Scrum-half, and he currently plays for Valorugby Emilia. Under contract with Calvisano, for 2014–15 Pro12 season, he named like ''Permit Player' ...

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* Federico Ruzza from

Tommaso Boni Tommaso Boni (born 15 January 1993) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a centre and he currently plays for Zebre. In 2012 and 2013 Boni was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2014 he was part of Emerging Italy squ ...

from Mogliano * Kayle van Zyl from Mogliano * Carlo Canna from

Fiamme Oro The Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro is the sport section of the Italian police force Polizia di Stato. The color of the competition jerseys of the athletes of the Fiamme Oro is crimson, therefore the athletes of the sports group are sometimes called '' ...

* Emiliano Coria from Montpellier * Emiliano Caffini from Rovigo Delta * Guillermo Roan from Rovigo Delta * Paul Derbyshire from Benetton Treviso * Bruno Postiglioni from La Plata * Jean Cook from

Cheetahs The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being , and as such has evolved specialized ...

* Ulrich Beyers from Bordeaux Begles * Johan Meyer from

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Andries Ferreira Andries Stephanus Ferreira (born 29 March 1990) is a South African rugby union player for the US Carcassonne in the Pro D2. His regular playing position is lock. Career Youth and Varsity Cup rugby Ferreira went to Despatch High School in his ...

Lions The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large cat of the genus '' Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult ...

* Samuela Vunisa to Saracens *

Giovanbattista Venditti Giovanbattista Venditti (born 27 March 1990) is a retired Italian rugby union player for of Italian national rugby union team. He represented Italy on 44 occasions and he normally played as a wing. In January 2012 he was called up to the Italian ...

* Mauro Bergamasco ''retired'' * Luca Redolfini to Rugby Reggio *

Luciano Orquera Luciano Orquera (born 12 October 1981 in Córdoba) is an Argentine-Italian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half for Zebre, an Italian club in the Pro14. Rugby Union career Amateur career Born in Argentina of Italian descent, he first pl ...

RC Massy Rugby Club Massy Essonne is a French rugby union club from Massy, Essonne that play in Pro D2, the second tier of the French league system. They are based in Massy, Essonne, in the southern suburbs of Paris and were founded in 1971. They were ...

* Tommaso Iannone to Benetton Treviso * Luciano Leibson to

* Andrei Mahu to Lyons Piacenza *

Alberto Chillon Alberto Chillon (born 5 December 1990) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half. He currently plays for Rovigo Delta after the experience with Valorugby Emilia in the Top10. In 2021 Chillon was named as ''Permit Player'' f ...

to Rovigo Delta * Lorenzo Romano to

* David Odiete to Mogliano * Hennie Daniller to * Matías Agüero to Leicester Tigers

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{{DEFAULTSORT:transfers 2015–16 Pro12 Lists of United Rugby Championship transfers, 2015-16

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