2012-2013 Top 14 transfers

[racingmetro92]

Agen :
In : Steve Malonga (flanker, Castres)
Out : Dewald Senekal (lock, Bayonne), Maxime Machenaud (scrum-half, Racing Metro), Brice Dulin (winger, Castres)

Bayonne :
In : Dewald Senekal (lock, Agen), Gabiriele Lovobalavu (centre, Toulon)
Out : Julien Audy (scrum-half, Oyonnax), Yoan Huget (winger, Stade)

Biarritz :
In : Eugen van Staden (prop, Sharks), Ben Broster (prop, London Wasps), Thomas Synaeghel (prop, Montpellier),
Thibault Dubarry (lock, Brive), Aled Brew (winger, Newport)
Out : Yvan Watremez (prop, Montpellier), Romain Terrain (hooker, Perpignan)

Brive :
In :
Out : Vasil Kakovin (prop, Toulouse), Thibault Dubarry (lock, Biarritz), Antonie Claasen (flanker, Castres), Alexandre Bias (flanker, Montpellier), Mathieu Bélie (scrum-half, Racing Metro)

Castres :
In : Christophe Samson (lock, Toulon), Antonie Claasen (flanker, Brive), Piula Faaselele (flanker, La Rochelle), Daniel Kirkpatrick (fly-half, Hurricanes), Brice Dulin (winger, Agen)
Out : Steve Malonga (flanker, Agen), Chris Masoe (n°8, Toulon)

Clermont :
In : Damien Chouly (n°8, Perpignan), Conor McCan (fly-half, Ontario Blues), Napolioni Nalaga (winger, Western Force)
Out :

Montpellier :
In : Yvan Watremez (prop, Biarritz), Charles Geli (hooker, Perpignan), Alexandre Bias (flanker, Brive), James Beattie (n°8, Glasgow), Matt Carraro (centre, Bath)
Out : Masi Matadigo (flanker, Racing-Metro)

Racing Metro :
In : Dimitri Szarzewski (hooker, Stade Francais), Masi Matadigo (flanker, Montpellier), Maxime Machenaud (scrum-half, Agen), Mathieu Bélie (scrum-half, Brive)
Out : Nicolas Durand (scrum-half, Toulon), Francois Steyn (fullback, Sharks)

Stade Francais :
In : Nicolas Bezy (fly-half, Toulouse), Jerome Porical (fullback, Perpignan)
Out : Dimitri Szarzeswki (hooker, Racing Metro), Tom Palmer (lock, London Wasps)

Perpignan :
In : Sona Taumalolo (prop, Chiefs), Romain Terrain (hooker, Biarritz), Luke Charteris (lock, Newport), Alastair Strokosch (flanker, Gloucester), Luke Narraway (flanker, Gloucester), Lifeimi Mafi (centre, Munster), Sofiane Guitoune (fullback, Albi)
Out : Benoit Bourrust (prop, Cardiff Blues), Charles Geli (hooker, Montpellier), Damien Chouly (n°8, Clermont), Kevin Boulogne (scrum-half, Pau), Rudy Coetzee (centre, Grenoble), Jerome Porical (fullback, Stade Francais)

Toulon :
In : Andrew Sheridan (prop, Sale), Gethin Jenkins (prop, Cardiff Blues), Gareth Delve (n°8, Melbourne Rebels), Chris Masoe (n°8, Castres), Nicolas Durand (scrum-half, Racing Metro), Frederic Michalak (scrum-half, Sharks), Guy Armitage (centre, London Irish), Delon Armitage (fullback, London Irish)
Out : Eifion Lewis-Roberts (prop, Sale), Christophe Samson (lock, Castres), Dean Schofield (lock, Worcester), Fabien Cibray (scrum-half, Lyon), Julien Dumora (fly-half, Lyon), Gabiriele Lovobalavu (centre, Bayonne)

Toulouse :
In : Vasil Kakovin (prop, Brive), Yoan Huget (winger, Bayonne)
Out : Nicolas Bezy (fly-half, Stade Francais)

Lyon :
In : Huw Bennett (hooker, Ospreys), Sebastien Chabal (n°8, free), Fabien Cibray (scrum-half, Toulon), Julien Dumora (fly-half, Toulon)
Out : Sebastien Petit (prop, Narbonne), Brice Salobert (scrum-half, Carcassonne), Lee Thomas (fullback, London Wasps)

Bordeaux-Bègles :
In : Karolis Navickas (lock, Sale), Johan Kitshoff (flanker, Western Province), Lachie Munro (fullback, Blues)
Out : Julien Turini (prop, Aix-en-Provence), Boris Bethery (hooker, Dax), Gerard Fraser (fly-half, Beziers)

Grenoble : (top 14 next year)
In : Rudy Coetzee (centre, Perpignan), Florian Ninard (winger, La Rochelle), Sylvain Nicolas (winger, Castres)
Out : Alexis Driollet (flanker, Aix-en-Provence)

 

[Tony Manx]

As I understand it, Matt Berquist is moving from Leinster to Biarritz and, hopefully, they will have the fly half they have been missing for at least five years........Perylongue has been brave, energetic, loyal but not the 10 that is need in the Top 14 but he has a lot to still offer the club both with his experience and as back up. Now all they need are two centres and a winger to boost the squad plus perhaps a new Director of rugby (Gold from Newcastle?) and a better backs coach and their total dependence on Yach will be loosened and perhaps they will not be fighting relegation next year!!

 

[TRF Mr Fish]

God look at that list for Toulon... Glad that doesn't happen in NZ

 

[gaston le gaff]

just to update Montpellier have also signed,
Vincent Pelo Prop from Bourgoin 22/04/88, 1.87 and 136 kgs
Shontayne Hape from London Irish, 30/01/81, 1.91 104 kgs there could be a surprise 8th signing but that is top secret for the moment!!!!!

 

[ZeFrenchy]

In the general transfers thread there's a more complete list.

 

[Steveskiez7]

London Irish must be spewing to have lost Guy Armitage. I haven't seen much of Nicolas Bezy, how much of a good prospect is he?