The 2026–27 Premiership Rugby season will feature major changes across England’s leading clubs, with international stars returning to the competition, established Premiership players switching sides and a significant number of young players earning new opportunities.
From Courtney Lawes returning to Sale Sharks and George Furbank moving to Harlequins to Hoskins Sotutu joining Newcastle and George Martin heading to Saracens, the transfer market could have a major influence on the new campaign.
Here is the full club-by-club guide to the confirmed moves.
| Club | Players In | Players Out |
|---|---|---|
| Bath Rugby | Dan du Preez (Sale Sharks) Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) Will Roue (promoted from Academy) | Thomas du Toit → Sharks Francois van Wyk → Connacht Will Butt → Exeter Chiefs Ethan Staddon → Bristol Bears Alfie Barbeary → Saracens Sam Harris → Exeter Chiefs Chris Harris → Newcastle Red Bulls Harvey Cuckson → Scarlets Mikey Summerfield → Ealing Trailfinders |
| Bristol Bears | Ethan Staddon (Bath) Khalik Kareem (Worcester Warriors) Tobi Wilson (Ealing Trailfinders) Sol Moody (Exeter Chiefs) Louie Sinclair (Exeter Chiefs) Josh Caulfield (Ealing Trailfinders) Oscar Lennon (New England Free Jacks) Harry Wells (Oundle, short-term) Max Clark (Newcastle Red Bulls, short-term) Andrew Turner (Harlequins) Ben Rogers (Taunton Titans) | James Dun → Harlequins Sam Wolstenholme → Exeter Chiefs Joe Jenkins → Leicester Tigers Benjamin Elizalde → Newcastle Red Bulls Steele Barker → Cornish Pirates Will Capon — released John Edwards — released Richard Lane — released Santiago Grondona → Pau Sam Grahamslaw → Ealing Trailfinders Raff Weston → Ampthill Toby Baker → Ampthill Kofi Cripps → Worcester Warriors |
| Exeter Chiefs | Nika Abuladze (Montpellier) Will Butt (Bath) Harry Wilson (Saracens) Dallas McLeod (Crusaders) Sam Wolstenholme (Bristol Bears) Sam Harris (Bath) Jake Murray (Harlequins) Obinna Nkwocha (Worcester Warriors) Archie McArthur (Gloucester) Charlie Poynton (South Sydney Rabbitohs) | Len Ikitau → ACT Brumbies Josh Hodge → Newcastle Red Bulls Rus Tuima → Newcastle Red Bulls Will Rigg → Newcastle Red Bulls Sol Moody → Bristol Bears Louie Sinclair → Bristol Bears Christ Tshiunza → Sale Sharks Iwan Jenkins → Plymouth Albion Scott Sio → Cardiff Jack Forsythe → Cornish Pirates Harry Ascherl → Cornish Pirates Will Beconnsall → Cornish Pirates Kwenzo Blose — released Kian Gentry — released Orson James — released Khwezi Mona — released Charlie Chapman → Worcester Warriors Dan John → Ospreys Alfie Bell → Rotherham Titans Charlie Bell → Richmond Tamati Tua → Black Rams Tokyo Martin Moloney → Ulster |
| Gloucester Rugby | Jac Morgan (Ospreys) Dewi Lake (Ospreys) Dan Robson (Pau) Jean Kleyn (Munster) Joe Joyce (Connacht) Phil Cokanasiga (Ospreys) Marco Fepulea’i (Mont-de-Marsan) Josiah Edwards-Giraud (promoted from Academy) Eliot Salt (Coventry) Halen King (Chiefs, short-term) Callum McCabe (Chiefs, short-term) | Tomos Williams → Saracens Cam Jordan → Newcastle Red Bulls Hugh Bokenham → Cornish Pirates Josh Basham — released Kirill Gotovtsev — retired Nepo Laulala — released Rob Russell — released Will Butler → London Scottish Matías Alemanno → Vannes Jono Benz-Salomon → Coventry Jacob Morris → Ealing Trailfinders Archie McArthur → Exeter Chiefs Jack Singleton — released |
| Harlequins | James Dun (Bristol Bears) Sampie Swiegers (Pumas) George Furbank (Northampton Saints) Harry Johnson-Holmes (Western Force) Edward Sigauke (Varsity College) | Stephan Lewies → Sharks George Turner → Newcastle Red Bulls Jack Doorey-Palmer → Leicester Tigers Jamie Benson → Ulster Joe Launchbury — retired Joe Jones → Worcester Warriors Jake Murray → Exeter Chiefs Conor Byrne — released Felix Chapmain — released Cameron Doak — released Jack Grant — released Tom Humphreys — released Math Jones — released Tom Lawday — released Guy Rogers — released Mattias Woollard — released Hayden Hyde → Ealing Trailfinders Max Green → Oundle Jarrod Evans → Cardiff Jordan Els → Northampton Saints Andrew Turner → Bristol Bears |
| Leicester Tigers | Aaron Wainwright (Dragons) Elliott Stooke (Red Hurricanes Osaka) Jack Doorey-Palmer (Harlequins) Joe Jenkins (Bristol Bears) Joel Sclavi (La Rochelle) Mako Vunipola (Vannes) Sam Moli (Moana Pasifika) Jack Bowen (NSW Waratahs) | George Martin → Saracens Nicky Smith → Sale Sharks Hanro Liebenberg → Bulls Cameron Miell → Worcester Warriors Jack Kinder → Ampthill Monty Loggenberg → Béziers Tubuna Maka → Béziers Izaia Perese → Queensland Reds Tom Threlfall → Rotherham Titans John Stewart — released Tom Manz → Cardiff, loan Harry Wells → Oundle James O’Connor → Western Force |
| Newcastle Red Bulls | Hoskins Sotutu (Blues) Josh Hodge (Exeter Chiefs) Franco Molina (Western Force) Rus Tuima (Exeter Chiefs) Elliot Millar Mills (Northampton Saints) Sam Graham (Northampton Saints) Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks) Cam Jordan (Gloucester) Pouri Rakete-Stones (Hurricanes) Will Rigg (Exeter Chiefs) Max Hicks (Perpignan) Zack Henry (Stade Français) George Turner (Harlequins) Brandon Jackson (Saracens) James Harper (Sale Sharks) Obi Ene (Sale Sharks) Allan Ferrie (Coventry) Samson Adejimi (Saracens) Benjamin Elizalde (Bristol Bears) Tom West (Northampton Saints) Chris Harris (Bath) Werner Kok (Ulster) Zuriel Togiatama (Fijian Drua) Francisco Moreno (Tarucas) | Callum Hancock → Doncaster Knights Connor Hancock → Doncaster Knights Fergus Lee-Warner → Grenoble John Hawkins → Worcester Warriors Tim Cardall — released Freddie Clarke — released Stefan Coetzee — released Luan de Bruin — released Sebastian de Chaves — released Jack Dickens — released Connor Doherty — released Bryn Gordon — released Thomas Gordon — released Jamie Hodgson — released Freddie Lockwood — released Amanaki Mafi — released Cameron Neild — released Elliott Obatoyinbo — released Sam Stuart — released Eduardo Bello → Ulster Jamie Clark → Cornish Pirates Junior Newton → Darlington Mowden Park Joel Grayson → Blackheath Boeta Chamberlain → Lions Max Clark → Bristol Bears |
| Northampton Saints | Lefty Zigiriadis (Ealing Trailfinders) Josh Taylor (Ealing Trailfinders) Malik Faissal (Zebre Parma) Ben Alexander (Old Albanian) James Bennett (Loughborough Students) Thomas Rowe (Loughborough Students) Jordan Els (Harlequins, short-term) Ion Neculai (Zebre Parma) | Elliot Millar Mills → Newcastle Red Bulls Sam Graham → Newcastle Red Bulls James Ramm → Western Force Tom James → Saracens George Furbank → Harlequins Jack Lawrence — released Billy Pasco — released Siep Walta — released Tom West → Newcastle Red Bulls Archie Appleby → Edinburgh Will Glister → Oundle Emeka Atuanya → Ealing Trailfinders Fyn Brown → Ealing Trailfinders Marco Manfredi → Valorugby Emilia |
| Sale Sharks | Joe Marchant (Stade Français) Nicky Smith (Leicester Tigers) Tomas Francis (Provence) Alex Lozowski (Saracens) Ponepati Loganimasi (Fijian Drua) Elia Canakaivata (Fijian Drua) Cebo Dlamini (Griquas) Christ Tshiunza (Exeter Chiefs) Courtney Lawes (Brive) David Opoku-Fordjour (Coventry) JJ Scheepers (Pumas) Xavier Roe (Chiefs) | Rob du Preez → Bayonne Raffi Quirke → Newcastle Red Bulls James Harper → Newcastle Red Bulls Dan du Preez → Bath Obi Ene → Newcastle Red Bulls Rouban Birch — released Joe Bedlow — released Sam Bedlow — released Frank Chatterton — released Tom Curtis — released Huw Davies — released Tom Davis — released WillGriff John — released Tadgh McElroy — released Jack Lightbown — released Nye Thomas — released Will Wootton — released Albert Bradshaw → Leeds Tykes Hyron Andrews → Lions Tumy Onasanya → Coventry |
| Saracens | George Martin (Leicester Tigers) Tomos Williams (Gloucester) Alfie Barbeary (Bath) Tom James (Northampton Saints) Corné Weilbach (Stormers) Sione Va’enuku (Ampthill) | Tom Willis → Bordeaux-Bègles Alex Lozowski → Sale Sharks Brandon Jackson → Newcastle Red Bulls Harry Wilson → Exeter Chiefs Marco Riccioni → Perpignan Samson Adejimi → Newcastle Red Bulls Ivan van Zyl → Sharks Charlie Barker — released Matthew Branch-Holland — released Ryan Jones — released Barney Merrett — released Sam Spink — released Lewis Young — released Louie Johnson → Ealing Trailfinders Gareth Simpson → Ealing Trailfinders Theo McFarland → La Rochelle |