Ins and outs in French rugby

The movement of players, and coaches, in and out of French clubs has some surprises all right.

Toulon have certainly gained from player movement.

This is how the movements look.

In: the brackets behind a player's name indicate the club of origin – where he has been playing up to now.

Out: the brackets behind a player's name indicate his destination – where he is going in the future.

Agen:

In: Vincent Roux (La Rochelle), Rémi Vaquin (Racing-Métro), Mathieu Lorée (Racing-Métro), Steve Malonga (Castres), William Demotte (Clermont), Mathieu Blin (coaching), Philippe Sella (coaching), David Darricarrère (coaching, Dax), Ben Blair (Cardiff), Esteban Lozada (Edinburgh), Ross Skeate (Sharks), Johnson Falefa (Toulouse), Louis Bataille (Tyrosse).

Out: Brice Dulin (Castres), Maxime Machenaud (Racing-Métro), Dewald Senekal (Bayonne), Manu Ahotaeiloa (Bayonne), Adri Badenhorst (retiring), Jérôme Mondoulet, Thibault Lassalle, Christian Lanta (coaching, Bayonne), Christian Delude (coaching, Bayonne), Kevin Swiryn (retiring), Cyril Chavet (retiring), Martin Scelzo.

Bayonne:

In: Dewald Senekal (Agen), Manu Ahotaeiloa (Agen), Gabrielle Lovobalavu (Toulon), Grégory Arganèse (Racing-Métro), Christian Lanta (coaching, Agen), Christian Delude (Agen, coaching), Scott Spedding (Brive), Pierre Gayraud (Perpignan).

Out: Yoann Huget (Toulouse), Sione Lauaki (retiring), Julien Audy (Oyonnax), Didier Faugeron (coaching), Pépito Elhorga, Clément Baïocco (Oyonnax), Troy Flavell, Sylvain Bouillon (Albi).

Biarritz:

In: Thibault Dubarry (Brive), Thomas Synaeghel (Dax), Aled Brew (Newport), Matt Berquist (Leinster), Ben Broster (Wasps), Jean-Philippe Genevois (Toulon), Eugène van Staden (Sharks).

Out: Sylvain Marconnet (retiring), Yvan Watremez (Montpellier), Romain Terrain (Perpignan), Manuel Carizza (Llanelli), Jean-Baptiste Roidot (Carcassonne), Patrice Lagisquet (coaching, France), Florian Faure (Grenoble), Ilikena Bolakoro (Colomiers).

Bordeaux-Bègles:

In: Karolis Navickas (Sharks), Rohan Kitshoff (Stormers), Lachi Munro (Auckland), Raphaël Ibañez (coaching), Sonnes (coaching, Spain), Vasuinubu (Fiji), Worsley (coaching), Gibouin (Périgueux), Koyamaibole (Lyon), Poirot (Brive), Larrieu (Bordeaux-Bègles), Yassi Boutemane (Toulouse).

Out: Dan Leo (Perpignan), Julien Turini (Aix-en-Provence), Gérard Fraser (Béziers), Boris Bethery (Dax), Vungakoto Lilo, Marc Delpoux (coaching, Perpignan), Ricky Davies, Leroy Houston, Damien Neveu, Ternisien (Dax), Ferrères (Brive).

Brive:

In: Dominiko Waqaniburotu (Waikato), Mike Blair (Edinburgh), Bakaniceva (Tarbes), Hirèche (Aurillac), Griffoul (Narbonne), Briatte (Stade Français), Ferrères (Bordeaux-Bègles), Sola (Bourgoin), Shvelidze (Montpellier).

Out: Thibault Dubarry (Biarritz), Antonie Claassen (Castres), Alexandre Bias (Montpellier), Matthieu Bélie (Racing-Métro), Vasil Kakovin (Toulouse), Shane Geraghty (London Irish), Nicolas Jeanjean, Mathias Atayi, Pablo Cardinali, Scott Spedding (Bayonne), Ugo Mola, Poirot (Bordeaux-Bègles).

Castres:

In: Mihaita Lazar (Aix en Provence), Christophe Samson (Toulon), Puila Fa'asalele (La Rochelle), Antonie Claassen (Brive), Pedrie Wannenburg (Ulster), Marcel Garvey (Worcester), Brice Dulin (Agen), Daniel Kirkpatrick (Hurricanes).

Out: Chris Masoe (Toulon), Steve Malonga (Agen), Luc Ducalcon (Racing-Métro), Vincent Iñigo, Mathieu Nicolas (Grenoble), Florian Denos (Oyonnax), Alexandre Albouy, Pierre Manuel Garcia, Scott Murray, Kiril Kulemin, Roussel (Aurillac), Renaud (Oyonnax), So'oialo (Aix-en-Provence).

Clermont:

In: Damien Chouly (Perpignan), Napolioni Nalaga (Western Force), Benson Stanley (Auckland Blues).

Out: Lionel Faure (retiring), Kini Murimurivalu (La Rochelle), Loann Goujon (La Rochelle), Alexandre Audebert (retiring), Brent Russell, William Demotte (Agen), Gonzalo Canale, Jason White (Glasgow), Jean-Francois Gourdon (La Rochelle).

Lyon:

In: Sébastien Chabal, Huw Bennett (Ospreys), Julien Dumora (Toulon), Fabien Cibray (Toulon), Lionel Nallet (Racing-Métro).

Out: Lee Thomas (Wasps), Sébastien Petit (Narbonne), Arnaud Dorier (La Rochelle), Antoine Guillamon (Toulouse), Gérald Gambetta, Mark van Gisbergen, Brice Salobert (Carcassonne), James Bailey, Jody Jenneker, Christian Short, Mickaël Forest, Tony Testa, Tariel Ratianidze.

Montpellie:

In: Shontayne Hape (London Irish), Matthew Carraro (Bath), Charles Géli (Perpignan), Alexandre Bias (Brive), Yvan Watremez (Biarritz), Johnnie Beattie (Glasgow), Vincent Pelo (Bourgoin), Mario Ledesma (coaching, Stade Français), Stéphane Glas (coaching).

Out: Sakiusa Matadigo (Racing-Métro), Geoffrey Doumayrou (Stade Français), Joan Caudullo, Goderzi Shvelidze, Vassili Bost, Seta Tile, Joseph Tuineau, Conrad Marais (Béziers), Joan Caudullo (Mont-de-Marsan).

Perpignan:

In: Romain Terrain (Biarritz), Sona Taumalolo (Chiefs), Dan Leo (Bordeaux), Sona Taumalolo (Waikato), Sione Piukala (Eastwood), Jérémy Castex (Wasps), Luke Charteris (Newport), Luke Narraway (Gloucester), Alasdair Strokosch (Gloucester), Lifeimi Mafi (Munster), Marc Delpoux (coaching, Bordeaux), Giampiero De Carli (coaching), Patrick Arlettaz (coaching), Sofiane Guitoune (Albi).

Out: Maxime Mermoz (Toulon), Damien Chouly (Clermont), Jérôme Porical (Stade Français), Charles Géli (Montpellier), Kevin Boulogne (Pau), Perry Freshwater (retiring), Grégory Le Corvec (retiring), Ovidiu Tonita (Carcassonne), Rudi Coetzee (Grenoble), Benoît Bourrust (Cardiff), Marius Tincu, Jean-Philippe Grandclaude (La Rochelle), Olivier Olibeau (retiring), Rimas Alvarez-Kairelis (retiring), Gerrie Britz, Bernard Goutta (coaching, Colomiers), Christophe Manas (coaching, Dax), Romain Brison, Pierre Gayraud (Bayonne), Thomas Dubois (Colomiers), Julien Candelon (France VII), Nicolas Laharrague (Grenoble).

Racing-Métro:

In: Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Français), Mathieu Bélie (Brive), Maxime Machenaud (Agen), Luc Ducalcon (Castres), Sakiusa Matadigo (Montpellier), Camille Gérondeau (Béziers), Benjamin Dambielle (La Rochelle).

Out: François Steyn (Sharks), Rémi Vaquin (Agen), Mathieu Lorée (Agen), Grégory Arganèse (Bayonne), Nicolas Durand (Toulon), Lionel Nallet (Lyon), Scott Zimmerman, Josh Matavesi (Worcester), Nathan Lane, Didier Retière (coaching, France).

Stade Français:

In: Nicolas Bézy (Toulouse), Jérôme Porical (Perpignan), Geoffrey Doumayrou (Montpellier), Romain Frou (Toulon), Michael Van Vuuren (Cheetahs), Olivier Missoup (Toulon), David Auradou (coaching), Zhavania (Georgia), Gomez Lopez (Pampas XV), Guillemain (San Juan), Nayacalevu (Melbourne).

Out: Dimitri Szarzewski (Racing-Métro), Hugo Bonneval (Agen), Byron Kelleher, Olivier Milloud (retiring), Tom Palmer (Wasps), Rodrigo Roncero (retiring), Gonzalo Tiesi, Quentin Valançon (Pau), Paul Whitaker (coaching, Narbonne), Michael Cheika (coaching), Mario Ledesma (coaching, Montpellier), Hugo Briatte (Brive).

Toulon:

In: Chris Masoe (Castres), Nicolas Durand (Racing-Métro), Frédéric Michalak (Sharks), Delon Armitage (London Irish), Maxime Mermoz (Perpignan), Andrew Sheridan (Sale), Nick Kennedy (London Irish), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff), Guy Armitage (London Irish).

Out: Christophe Samson (Castres), Gabriele Lovobalavu (Bayonne), Julien Dumora (Lyon), Fabien Cibray (Lyon), Joe El Abd (Oyonnax), Eifion Lewis-Roberts (Sale), Dean Schofield (Worcester), Kris Chesney (Oyonnax), Jean-Philippe Genevois (Biarritz), Matt Henjak, Sevanaia Rokobaro, Jone Tawake (Bourg-en-Bresse), Leonardo Senatore, Olivier Missoup (Stade Français), Bonnet (Albi), Tussac, Ben Lataief, Loamanu (Benetton Treviso), Sinzelle (Stade Français), Gael Fickou (Toulouse), Magnaval (Mont-de-Marsan).

Toulouse:

In: Yoann Huget (Bayonne), Vasil Kakovin (Brive), William Servat (coaching), Gael Fickou.

Out: William Servat (retiring), Nicolas Bézy (Stade Français), Johnson Falefa (Agen), Shaun Sowerby (Grenoble), Daan Human (retiring), Yannick Bru (coaching, France), Yassi Boutemane (Bordeaux-Bègles), Falip (Carcassonne), Rupeni Caucaunibuca (Carcassonne).