This is a list of player transfers involving Top 14 teams before or during the 2016–17 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 2015–16 season. It is not unknown for confirmed deals to be cancelled at a later date. Agen and Oyonnax were relegated to the Pro D2 for the 2016–17 season replaced by Lyon and Bayonne.[1]
See main article: Aviron Bayonnais.
US Carcassonne[2] Biarritz Olympique[3] Emmanuel Saubusse from Mont-de-Marsan[4] Aurillac[5] Raphaël Lagarde from Albi[6] Jérôme Schuster from Tarbes[7] Adam Jaulhac from Bordeaux Begles Jean-Blaise Lespinasse from Bordeaux Begles Felix Le Bourhis from Bordeaux Begles[8]
Tom Donnelly from Montpellier Castres Olympique[9] Tanerau Latimer from Blues
Davit Khinchagishvili from Racing 92
Lorenzo Cittadini from Wasps[10] Pierre Sayerse to US Montauban[11] Simon Courcoul to RC Narbonne[12]See main article: Union Bordeaux Bègles.
Julien Audy from La Rochelle[13]
Luke Jones from Melbourne Rebels[16] Marc Clerc from Oyonnax[17] Geoffrey Cros from Tarbes[18] Johan Aliouat from US Carcassonne[19] Béziers[20] Benetton Treviso[22]
Francisco Gomez Kodela to Lyon[23] Julien Le Devedec to CA Brive[24] Sofiane Guitoune to Toulouse[25]
Xerom Civil to Albi Lucas Blanc to Albi[26] Patrick Toetu to CA Brive[27] Matthew Clarkin retired[29] Charles Brousse to Provence[30] Sekope Kepu to NSW Waratahs[31] Pierre Bernard to Toulon[32] Adam Jaulhac to Bayonne Jean-Blaise Lespinasse to Bayonne Felix Le Bourhis to Bayonne[8]See main article: CA Brive.
Julien Le Devedec from Bordeaux Begles[24] Vasil Lobzhanidze from RC Armazi Tbilisi[33] Patrick Toetu from Bordeaux Begles[27] Soso Bekoshvili from Chambéry[34] Benjamin Lapeyre from La Rochelle[35] Biarritz Olympique[36] Vivien Devisme from Soyaux Angoulême[37] Anderson Neisen to Limoges[38] Yusuf Tuncer to Albi[39] Hugues Briatte to Nevers[40] Victor Lebas to Soyaux Angoulême[41] Goderdzi Shvelidze retired[42] Anton Peikrishvili to Ulster[43]See main article: Castres Olympique.
Loic Jacquet from Clermont Auvergne[44] Daniel Kotze from Clermont Auvergne[45] Oyonnax[46] US Montauban[47] Tudor Stroe from Tarbes[48] Afusipa Taumoepeau from Albi[49] Montpellier[50] Maama Vaipulu from Chiefs
Steve Mafi from Western Force[51] Horacio Agulla from Bath Rugby[52] Pierre Berard from Montpellier Maxime Javaux from Racing 92 Thibault Lasselle from Toulon[53] Toulouse[54] Remi Lamerat to Clermont Auvergne[55] Toulouse[56] Albi[57] Karena Wihongi to Lyon[58] Benjamin Desroches to Albi[59] Rudi Wulf to Lyon[60] Ibrahim Diarra to Pau[61] Bayonne[62] Daniel Kirkpatrick to Albi[63] Mathieu Bonello retired Yannick Forestier retired[64] Romain Cabannes retired[65] Sitiveni Sivivatu retired [66]See main article: ASM Clermont Auvergne.
Sitaleki Timani from Montpellier[67] Remi Lamerat from Castres Olympique[55] Isaia Toeava from 
Kubota Spears[68] Brock James to La Rochelle[71] Loic Jacquet to Castres Olympique[44] Daniel Kotze to Castres Olympique[45]
Jamie Cudmore to Oyonnax[72] US Montauban[64]See main article: FC Grenoble.
David Mélé from Toulouse[73] Canberra Raiders[74] Jackson Willison to Worcester Warriors[76] Robinson Caire to Biarritz Olympique[77] Daniel Kilioni to US Carcassonne[78] Kevin Goze to Bourgoin[79]See main article: Stade Rochelais.
Vincent Rattez from RC Narbonne[80] Brock James from Clermont Auvergne[71] Alexis Balès from Agen Victor Vito from Hurricanes[81] Dany Priso from Stade Francais[82] Jérémie Maurouard from Oyonnax[83] Mohamed Boughanmi from Toulon[84] Steeve Barry from France Sevens[85] Arthur Retière from Racing 92[86] Julien Audy to Bordeaux Begles[88] David Roumieu to Biarritz Olympique[89] Thomas Synaeghel to Biarritz Olympique[90] Fabien Fortassin to Biarritz Olympique[91] Benjamin Lapeyre to CA Brive[35] Gagi Bazadze to Montpellier[92] Malietoa Hingano to Honda Heat[93] Benjamin Geledan to Oyonnax[94] Francois Herry to Nevers[95] Stade Francais[96]See main article: Lyon OU.
Alexandre Menini from Toulon[98] Francisco Gomez Kodela from Bordeaux Begles[98] Karena Wihongi from Castres Olympique[98] Stéphane Clément from Biarritz Olympique[98] Mickaël Ivaldi from Montpellier[98] Josh Bekhuis from Blues[98] Félix Lambey from Béziers Virgile Bruni from Toulon[98] Frédéric Michalak from Toulon[99] Mike Harris from Melbourne Rebels[98] Théo Belan from Toulon[98] Toulon[98] Rudi Wulf from Castres Olympique[60] Curtis Browning from Queensland Reds[100] Karim Kouider to Béziers[102] US Montauban[103] Béziers[104] Didier Tison to RC Narbonne[105] Hoani Tui to Oyonnax[106] Jean Baptiste Singer to Biarritz Olympique[107] Damien Fitzpatrick to NSW Waratahs[108] Nevers[110] Jérémy Gondrand to Oyonnax[111] Jean-Philippe Bonrepaux retired Karim Ghezal retired Kendrick Lynn retired[64]See main article: Montpellier Hérault Rugby.
Alexandre Dumoulin from Racing 92[112] Crusaders[113] Konstantin Mikautadze from Toulon[114] Gagi Bazadze from La Rochelle[92] Grégory Fichten from RC Narbonne Antoine Guillamon from Oyonnax[115] Joffrey Michel from USA Perpignan[116] Vincent Martin from Oyonnax[117] Ben Botica from Harlequins[118] Joe Tomane from Brumbies[120] Shalva Mamukashvili from Glasgow Warriors[121] Romain Ruffenach from Biarritz Olympique[122] Sitaleki Timani to Clermont Auvergne[123] Mickael Ivaldi to Lyon[124] François Trinh-Duc to Toulon[125] Nicolas Mas retired[126] Ilian Perraux to Albi[127] Ben Mowen to Pau[129] Castres Olympique[50] Martin Devergie to US Colomiers[130] Oleg Ishchenko to US Colomiers Tom Donnelly to Bayonne[131] Pierre Berard to Castres Olympique[132] Thibaut Privat to Lyon Anthony Tuitavake to Racing 92[133] Anthony Floch retired[64]See main article: Section Paloise.
Mont-de-Marsan[134] Ben Mowen from Montpellier[129] Julien Tomas from Stade Francais[135] Ibrahim Diarra from Castres Olympique[61] Fabrice Metz from Oyonnax Pierrick Gunther from Oyonnax[136]
Malik Hamadache from Albi[137] Toulon[138] Tom Taylor from Toulon[139] Jamie Mackintosh from 
Ohio Aviators[140] Mathieu Acebes to USA Perpignan[141] Toulouse[142] Giorgi Natsarashvili to US Carcassonne[143] Elijah Niko to Béziers[144] US Carcassonne[145] Vincent Campo retired Jean Bouilhou retired Damien Traille retired Baptiste Bonnet retired[64] RC StrasbourgSee main article: Racing 92.
Agen[147] Anthony Tuitavake from Montpellier[133] Ali Williams unattached[148] Alexandre Dumoulin to Montpellier[150] Arthur Retière to La Rochelle[86] Luc Barba to Oyonnax[152] Maxime Javaux to Castres Olympique[154] Toulon[155] Davit Khinchagishvili to Bayonne[156] Martin Castrogiovanni retired[158]See main article: Stade Français.
See main article: RC Toulonnais.
François Trinh-Duc from Montpellier[125] Liam Gill from Queensland Reds[159] Laurent Delboubes from Oyonnax[161] Vincent Clerc from Toulouse[162] Pierre Bernard from Bordeaux Begles[32] Ayumu Goromaru from Queensland Reds[163] Racing 92[155] Theo Belan to Lyon[165] Konstantin Mikautadze to Montpellier[114] Lachlan Turner to Exeter Chiefs[167] Alexandre Menini to Lyon Virgile Bruni to Lyon Lyon[168] Mohamed Boughanmi to La Rochelle[84] UJ Seuteni to Oyonnax[169] Frédéric Michalak to Lyon[170] Pau[138] Thibault Lasselle to Castres Olympique[171] Tom Taylor to Pau[139] Quade Cooper to Queensland Reds[172]See main article: Stade Toulousain.
Castres Olympique[54] Sofiane Guitoune from Bordeaux Begles[25] Leonardo Ghiraldini from Leicester Tigers[173] Castres Olympique[56] Pau[142] Louis Picamoles to Northampton Saints[175] David Mélé to Grenoble[73] Corey Flynn to Glasgow Warriors[176] Romain Millo-Chluski to USA Perpignan[177] Thomas Ramos to US Colomiers[178] Clément Poitrenaud to [179] Imanol Harinordoquy retired[180] Vincent Clerc to Toulon[162] USA Perpignan[181]