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Top 14: Ins and Outs
July 02 2009
As now seems to be the norm in the northern hemisphere's off-season, Top 14 outfits have been extremely busy in the transfer market with Juan Martín Hernández's one-year move to South Africa catching the eye.
The in-and-out list confirms that Argentina's influential playmaker has joined fellow number ten Daniel Carter in departing ahead of 2009/10.
Castres meanwhile have signed a remarkable six members of Montauban's playing and coaching staff and there's also a move for Shaun Perry to Brive, where the nine will link up with fellow international backs Riki Flutey and Jamie Noon.
But the least busy French side comes at the top as Perpignan bring in just one player, 23-year-old prop Benoit Bourrust, with Carter and Chris Cusiter the notable names leaving the Catalans.
Top 14 Ins and Outs:
Albi Ins: Denętre, Ponnau, Sore (Agen), Fourcade (Tarbes), Correia (Stade), Sanchou (Castres), Borges (Dax), Poujol (Béziers).
Albi Outs: Krezinski (released), Grelon (Béziers).
Bayonne Ins: Filipo (Crusaders), Boyoud (Dax), Mazars (Castres), Williams (Dax), Tiatia (Agen).
Bayonne Outs: Bergez (released), Springgay (Agen), Larrechea (released).
Biarritz Ins: Mignard (Clermont), Tael (Overmach Parma), Faure (Castres), Lakafia (Grenoble), Land (Castres), Erinle (Leicester), Barozzi (Auch), Fior (La Rochelle), Balshaw (Gloucester), Alexandre (Clermont), Gimenez (Toulouse).
Biarritz Outs: Thiery (Montpellier), Noirot (Racing-Metro), Cronje (Racing-Metro), Som (La Rochelle), Masi (Racing-Metro), Cabannes (Castres), Dridi (Bristol), Fa'afili (Bristol), Pretorius (Dax), Couzinet (released), Bourrust (Perpignan).
Bourgoin Ins: J. Senio (Clermont), Charlet (Bourg en Bresse), Di Bernardo (Leeds), Van Zyl (South Africa), Vuli-Vull (Cheetahs).
Bourgoin Outs: Parra (Clermont), David (Toulouse), Nicolas (Castres).
Brive Ins: Flutey (Wasps), Zimmerman (Bourg en Bresse), Garcia (La Rochelle), Uys (Narbonne), P. Barnard (Wasps), Noon (Newcastle), Waqaceduadua (Waikato Chiefs), Perry (Bristol), Ribes (Toulon).
Brive Outs: Capdevielle (Gloucester), Van Zyl (retired), Cohen (Sale), Djoudi (Toulon), Jaulhac (loan Bordeaux), V. Liebenberg (SWD Eagles), Balan (Dax), Pelissie (loan Grenoble), B. Davies (Ospreys), Davies (Ospreys).
Castres Ins: Travers (coach Montauban), Labit (coach Montauban), Nicolas (Bourgoin), Coetzee (Racing-Metro), Caballero (Montauban), Rolland (Montauban), Audrina (Montauban), Diarra (Montauban), Albouy (Stade), Miralles (CASI), Garcia (Clermont), Cabannes (Biarritz), Andreu (Toulon).
Castres Outs: K. Senio (Clermont), Nallet (Racing-Metro), Lagardčre (Wasps), McCall (Saracens), Carballo (end of contract), Davidson (Ulster coach), Mazars (Bayonne), Faure (Biarritz), Land (Biarritz), Sanchou (Albi).
Clermont Ins: Parra (Bourgoin), Lavea (Auckland Blues), White (Sale), K. Senio (Castres), Faure (Sale), Fourie (Golden Lions), Weppener (Golden Lions).
Clermont Outs: Mignard (Biarritz), Mignoni (Toulon), Emmanuelli (Toulon), Campos (Montauban), Combezou (La Rochelle), Alexandre (Biarritz), Etien (Montauban), Garcia (Castres), Etien (Montauban), J. Senio (Bourgoin-Jallieu).
Montauban Ins: M. Raynaud (coach), Calvet (coach), J. Raynaud (loan Toulouse), Etienne (Clermont), Koffi (Dax), Henderson (Glasgow).
Montauban Outs: Travers (coach Castres), Labit (coach Castres), Caballero (Castres), Audrina (Castres), Rolland (Castres), Diarra (Castres), Raynaud (coach), Fortassin (Racing-Metro), Soldan (Valencia d 'Agen).
Montpellier Ins: Thiery (Biarritz), Figallo (Jockey Salta), Giraud (Mont-de-Marsan), Matadigo (Auch), Schiadze (Racing-Metro).
Montpellier Outs: Picamoles (Toulouse), Chouchan (Béziers), Baiocco (Racing-Metro), Welsh, McHugh, Bottini, Uva (Portugal).
Perpignan Ins: Bourrust (Biarritz).
Perpignan Outs: Carter (Crusaders), Cusiter (Glasgow), Bozzi (released).
Racing Metro Ins: Fortassin (Montauban), Nallet (Castres), Chabal (Sale), F. Steyn (Sharks), Noirot (Biarritz), Orlandi (Rovigo), Cronje (Biarritz), Baiocco (Montpellier), Vaquin (La Rochelle), Fortassin (Montauban), Saubade (Stade), Culine (Agen), Masi (Biarritz), Taione (Harlequins).
Racing Metro Outs: Coetzee (Castres), Gérard (Marseille), Schiadze (Montpellier).
Stade Francais Ins: Gerber (Bulls), Kayser (Leicester), Haskell (Wasps), Palmer (Wasps), Southwell (Edinburgh), Phillips (Newcastle), Dupuy (Leicester).
Stade Francais Outs: Corleto (retired), Landreau (Grenoble coach), Glas (retired), Albouy (Castres), Saubade (Racing-Metro), Auradou (retired), Charlon (Pau), Correia (Albi), Pichot (retired), Valançon (Bordeaux-Bčgles), Hernandez (Natal Sharks), Jeanjean (end of contract).
Toulon Ins: Saint-Andre (Sale coach), Bruno (Sale), Mignoni (Clermont), Emmanuel (Clermont), Lea'aetoa (London Irish), El Abd (Bristol), Contepomi (Leinster), Ryan (Munster), Fernandez-Lobbe (Sale), R. Lamont (Sale), Djoudi (Brive), Chesney (Saracens), Senekal (Golden Lions), Wilkinson (Newcastle), J.Robinson (Cardiff), May (Newcastle), Marienval (Lyon).
Toulon Outs: Castle (Western Force), Ai'i (Japan), Pisi (Japan), Maestri (Toulouse), Liebenberg (Stormers), Ribes (Albi), Collins (Ospreys), Koyamaibole (Sale), Vidal (Grenoble), Mariner, Chouquet, Jagr (Bordeaux), Toevalu (Mont-de-Marsan), Andreu (Castres), Labadze (retired).
Toulouse Ins: David (Bourgoin), Picamoles (Montpellier), Maestri (Toulon), Johnston (Saracens).
Toulouse Outs: Gimenez (Biarritz), Clement (La Rochelle loan) belie (loan Montauban), Raynaud (loan Montauban), Ducasse (Dax), André (Dax), Mazičres (Dax), Du Toit (SWD Eagles), Pelous (retired).
An official list of those 70 to 80 players without teams for next season - due to the current economic climate - will be confirmed at the end of this week.