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This is a list of player transfers involving Premiership Rugby teams before or during the 2019–20 season. The list is of deals that are confirmed and are either from or to a rugby union team in the Premiership during the 2018–19 season. It is not unknown for confirmed deals to be cancelled at a later date. On 19 April 2019, London Irish are promoted to the Premiership Rugby[1] whilst Newcastle Falcons are relegated to the RFU Championship for the 2019-20 season.[2]

Bath

Bristol Bears

Exeter Chiefs

Gloucester

Harlequins

Leicester Tigers

London Irish

Northampton Saints

Sale Sharks

Saracens

Wasps

Worcester Warriors

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Premiership: Newcastle Falcons relegated from Premiership with 28-19 defeat at Gloucester". BBC Sport. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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  11. ^ "Edinburgh recruit Eroni Sau, Kalione Nasoko, Mike Willemse & Nick Haining". BBC Sport. 25 March 2019.
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  47. ^ "Toomua to return to Australia at season's end". Leicester Tigers. 1 August 2018.
  48. ^ "Graham Kitchener: Worcester Warriors re-sign Leicester Tigers lock for 2019-20 season". BBC Sport. 4 February 2019.
  49. ^ "Retirement call from Mathew Tait". Planet Rugby. 26 February 2019.
  50. ^ "Tom Varndell moves from Leicester Tigers to Hong Kong for Rapid Rugby challenge". Leicester Mercury. 20 March 2019.
  51. ^ "James Voss and Ben Adams extend their Coventry Rugby stay". Coventry Rugby. 4 April 2019.
  52. ^ "Allan Dell: Scotland & Edinburgh prop to join London Irish". BBC Sport. 15 January 2019.
  53. ^ "London Irish sign Wallabies Nick Phipps and Curtis Rona". Sky Sports. 1 February 2019.
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  55. ^ "Ireland back row Sean O'Brien to join London Irish after World Cup". The 42. 11 February 2019.
  56. ^ "Promoted London Irish sign Sekope Kepu". Planet Rugby. 6 May 2019.
  57. ^ "Paddy Jackson signs for London Irish". Planet Rugby. 7 May 2019.
  58. ^ "Josh McNally: Bath sign forward from London Irish". BBC Sport. 21 January 2019.
  59. ^ "Ian Keatley: Munster and Ireland fly-half to join Benetton for next season". BBC Sport. 16 January 2019.
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  62. ^ "McKibbin heading home to Australia at end of season". London Irish. 28 February 2019.
  63. ^ "London Irish: Mike Coman forced to retire after hamstring injury". BBC Sport. 19 March 2019.
  64. ^ "Tommy Bell signs for Ealing Trailfinders". Ealing Trailfinders. 17 April 2019.
  65. ^ "Topsy Ojo: London Irish legend to retire after 16 years with club". BBC Sport. 24 April 2019.
  66. ^ "Ehren Painter: Northampton Saints prop signs first senior contract". BBC Sport. 6 November 2018.
  67. ^ "Northampton Saints sign Fraser Dingwall on first senior contract". Premiership Rugby. 28 November 2018.
  68. ^ "James Grayson: Northampton Saints fly-half signs senior contract". BBC Sport. 6 December 2018.
  69. ^ "Alex Mitchell: Scrum-half signs first Northampton Saints deal". BBC Sport. 3 January 2019.
  70. ^ "All Blacks centre signs for Northampton". Planet Rugby. 11 January 2019.
  71. ^ a b "Bird Tulloch to join Northampton". Saracens. 16 January 2019.
  72. ^ "Alex Moon: Northampton Saints lock signs first senior contract". BBC Sport. 4 February 2019.
  73. ^ "Double World Cup winner Owen Franks to join Northampton Saints". Northampton Saints. 14 February 2019.
  74. ^ "Haywards Heath-born rugby player signs pro contract with Northampton Saints". Mid Sussex Times. 27 March 2019.
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  76. ^ "Saints snap up Saracens scrum-half". Northampton Chronicle. 25 April 2019.
  77. ^ "Luther Burrell: Warrington Wolves to sign ex-England rugby union centre". BBC Sport. 19 February 2019.
  78. ^ "BLUES CONFIRM THREE MORE FOR 2019/20". Bedford Rugby. 13 March 2019.
  79. ^ "James Craig: Northampton lock to retire at end of season". BBC Sport. 2 May 2019.
  80. ^ "James Haskell to retire after glittering career for England and Wasps". The Guardian. 7 May 2019.
  81. ^ "Dom Barrow: Lock departs Northampton Saints by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 4 March 2019.
  82. ^ a b "Northampton Saints: Nafi Tuitavake and Andrew Kellaway to leave Premiership club". BBC Sport. 17 April 2019.
  83. ^ "Ken Pisi: Northampton winger to leave Saints after seven years". BBC Sport. 1 May 2019.
  84. ^ a b "Jake Cooper-Woolley to swap Wasps for Sale". Pkanet Rugby. 7 January 2019.
  85. ^ a b "Robert du Preez & Akker van der Merwe: Sale Sharks sign South African duo". BBC Sport. 25 February 2019.
  86. ^ "Lood de Jager: Sale Sharks sign 6ft 9in South Africa lock on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 24 April 2019.
  87. ^ "Andreï Ostrikov with the FCG next season". FCG Rugby. 28 November 2018.
  88. ^ "Mark Jennings: Sale centre to take sabbatical away from professional rugby". BBC Sport. 5 February 2019.
  89. ^ "Alexandru Tarus: Sale Sharks prop to join Italian club Zebre Rugby". BBC Sport. 15 April 2019.
  90. ^ a b "Elliot Daly to join Saracens from Wasps at end of the season". Sky Sports. 5 February 2019.
  91. ^ "Saracens: Rhys Carre to join from Cardiff Blues, Thompson-Stringer to join Brive". BBC Sport. 9 April 2019.
  92. ^ "Jack Singleton: Saracens re-sign Worcester hooker on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 25 April 2019.
  93. ^ "Alex Day: Saracens sign Cornish Pirates scrum-half". BBC Sport. 29 April 2019.
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  95. ^ "Christopher Tolofua to swap Saracens for Toulon". Planet Rugby. 29 October 2018.
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  98. ^ "Saracens: Rhys Carre to join from Cardiff Blues, Thompson-Stringer to join Brive". BBC Sport. 9 April 2019.
  99. ^ "David Strettle: Saracens and England winger to retire this summer". BBC Sport. 23 April 2019.
  100. ^ "Saints snap up Saracens scrum-half". Northampton Chronicle. 25 April 2019.
  101. ^ "Bill and Ben to join Green and Whites next season". Nottingham Rugby. 25 April 2019.
  102. ^ "Schalk Burger: South Africa forward to leave Saracens at end of season". BBC Sport. 22 December 2018.
  103. ^ "Malakai Fekitoa: Wasps sign All Blacks centre from Top 14 side Toulon". BBC Sport. 16 January 2019.
  104. ^ "Wasps sign All Black prop Jeff Toomaga-Allen". Planet Rugby. 17 January 2019.
  105. ^ "Wasps sign Matteo Minozzi from Zebre". Sky Sports. 18 February 2019.
  106. ^ "Wasps sign Sione Vailanu from Saracens for 2019-20 season". Sky Sports. 20 January 2019.
  107. ^ "Wasps: Prop Mike Daniels leaves Nottingham for Premiership club". BBC Sport. 26 February 2019.
  108. ^ "Biyi Alo: Wasps sign Coventry prop on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 5 March 2018.
  109. ^ "Matt Mullan and Ambrose Curtis depart Wasps". Premiership Rugby. 11 January 2019.
  110. ^ "Willie le Roux to join Jake White in Japan". Sports 24. 4 March 2019.
  111. ^ "ATKINSON & JENKINS SIGN UP". Bedford Rugby. 14 March 2019.
  112. ^ "HOOKER HARRIS IS REDS' LATEST SIGNING". Jersey Reds. 2 April 2019.
  113. ^ "George Thornton: Glasgow sign Wasps and former Scotland Under-20s prop". BBC Sport. 4 April 2019.
  114. ^ "Craig Hampson to join Ealing Trailfinders from Wasps". Ealing Trailfinders. 9 April 2019.
  115. ^ "Matt Mullan: Wasps and England prop leaves club by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 11 January 2019.
  116. ^ a b "Wasps confirm departing players". Wasps.co.uk. 2 May 2019.
  117. ^ "Ted Hill: England international signs first Worcester Warriors first team contract". BBC Sport. 4 December 2018.
  118. ^ "Graham Kitchener: Worcester Warriors re-sign Leicester Tigers lock for 2019-20 season". BBC Sport. 4 February 2019.
  119. ^ "Worcester Warriors: Connacht prop Conor Carey signs for Premiership club". BBC Sport. 5 February 2019.
  120. ^ "Jono Kitto: Worcester Warriors re-sign former Leicester and Harlequins scrum-half". BBC Sport. 11 February 2019.
  121. ^ "Melani Nanai to join Worcester Warriors from Super Rugby's Blues". Sky Sports. 18 February 2019.
  122. ^ "Worcester Warriors: Ed Fidow signs, but fellow winger Bryce Heem is to leave Sixways". BBC Sport. 27 February 2019.
  123. ^ "Caleb Montgomery: Worcester Warriors sign Ulster back row". BBC Sport. 24 April 2019.
  124. ^ "Matt Moulds: Hooker to join Worcester next season from New Zealand side Blues". BBC Sport. 25 April 2019.
  125. ^ "Richard Palframan: Worcester Warriors sign London Scottish tight-head prop". BBC Sport. 29 April 2019.
  126. ^ "Andrew Kitchener: Worcester Warriors boss Alan Solomons tips forward for England career". BBC Sport. 1 May 2019.
  127. ^ "Pierce Phillips to join Agen from Worcester Warriors in summer". Worcester News. 25 February 2019.
  128. ^ "Quartet re-sign with Ulster, Gareth Milasinovich inks deal". Planet Rugby. 26 February 2019.
  129. ^ "Toulon sign New Zealand wing Bryce Heem as pressure mounts on struggling star Julian Savea". Stuff.co.nz. 26 February 2019.
  130. ^ "Cardiff Blues sign Wales' Six Nations star". Planet Rugby. 20 March 2019.
  131. ^ "Darren Barry: Newcastle Falcons to sign Worcester Warriors lock for 2019-20". BBC Sport. 17 April 2019.
  132. ^ "Wynand Olivier: Worcester centre & South Africa World Cup winner to retire". BBC Sport. 18 April 2019.
  133. ^ "Dewald Potgieter to retire from professional rugby". Worcester News. 19 April 2019.
  134. ^ "Jack Singleton: Saracens re-sign Worcester hooker on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 25 April 2019.
  135. ^ "Worcester Warriors: Jonny Arr to leave club at end of season after 23 years". BBC Sport. 17 April 2019.
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