WEEKLY TRANSFER ROUND-UP: Tom Curry, Nathan Earle, Joe Marler...
Rugby NewsSunday, 13 June 2021 at 08:48
Our weekly round-up of rugby transfer rumours. All the latest speculation linking players with moves. Please remember these are internet rumours, gathered in one place for your convenience, not RUCK stories.
GONE: Bristol Bears boss Pat Lam has confirmed nine departures from the club, including two England internationals. FULL STORY
LEGEND: Fullback Chris Pennell’s glittering playing career with Warriors will come to an end at the end of this season after 253 appearances in a career which began with a Premiership debut against Bath in 2007. FULL STORY
RUMOUR: Former England U20 captain and Bath Hooker Jack Walker will leave Bath Rugby for Harlequins this summer, Somerset Live understands. FULL STORY
LEAVERS: Edinburgh Rugby have confirmed ten senior players will leave the club at the end of the season. FULL STORY
LEAVERS: Wasps have today confirmed that Kieran Brookes, Simon McIntyre and Callum Sirker will be leaving the Club at the end of the current season. FULL STORY
RETURN: Bristol Bears have made the shock announcement that flanker Sam Jeffries has signed a new playing contract to return to the first-team squad ahead of the 2021/22 campaign. FULL STORY
GONE: Leicester Tigers fly-half Zack Henry is to leave the Premiership club at the end of the season. FULL STORY
RETIRED: Worcester Warriors' Callum Black becomes the second player this week to announce his retirement from rugby, bringing an end to a long and successful career with the club. FULL STORY
GONE: Former Australia centre Ben Tapuai and Argentina scrum-half Martin Landajo are among six players who will leave Harlequins at the end of the season. FULL STORY
RETIRING: Newcastle Falcons flanker John Hardie has announced he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the current season. FULL STORY
RUMOUR: Winger Nathan Earle is poised to follow teammate Mike Brown out of Harlequins and up to Premiership rivals Newcastle Falcons. FULL STORY
INCOMING: Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter is after one more player for next season. FULL STORY
ARRIVAL: Wasps have signed South African tighthead prop Pieter Scholtz, paving the way for Kieran Brookes' rumoured switch to Toulon to be rubber-stamped. FULL STORY
DONE: Newcastle Falcons and Scotland flanker John Hardie is to retire at the end of the season. FULL STORY
SIGNED: It has been confirmed that Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi will complete the move from the Stormers to the Sharks later this year. FULL STORY
HINT: England prop Joe Marler has mischievously hinted that he fancies a switch at some stage to Major League Rugby in America, the tournament where his old Harlequins captain Chris Robshaw now plays for San Diego Legion. FULL STORY
RETURN: Sale Sharks have agreed a deal that will see Wasps prop Simon McIntyre, 30, return to the club he left a decade ago. FULL STORY
RUMOUR: According to The Times, Leicester Tigers are already putting in work to persuade Tom Curry to move to Welford Road when the England and Lions flanker contract with Sale expires in 2023.
NEWS: World Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit will make his last appearance in a Stormers jersey if he features in their Rainbow Cup outing against the Lions on Saturday. FULL STORY
DEPARTURE: Bristol Bears centre Siale Piutau will leave the Premiership leaders at the end of the season. FULL STORY
CLEAROUT: With the 2020-21 season now complete, Cardiff Blues have confirmed the players and staff leaving the club. FULL STORY
DONE: Worcester Warriors back row Matt Cox has announced that he will retire from rugby at the end of the season. FULL STORY
SIGNED: The Toyota Cheetahs are delighted to announce the signing of two talented youngsters, David Brits and Brenden de Kock, who will be joining the squad in June. FULL STORY
STAYING: Scrum-half Sam Stuart has signed a two-year contract extension at Premiership side Newcastle Falcons. FULL STORY
GONE: Glasgow Warriors have confirmed that 18 players will be leaving the club following the conclusion of the 2020/21 campaign. FULL STORY
RESPONSE: Northampton Saints boss Chris Boyd has rubbished reports linking Dan Biggar with a move to European champions Toulouse. FULL STORY
CROSS-CODE: Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield is rumoured to be a target for Leicester Tigers in what would be a sensational cross-code switch. FULL STORY
ADDITIONS: Eddie Jones has added to his coaching staff for England’s summer series of fixtures against the USA, Canada and an England A fixture against Scotland A. FULL STORY
SIGNED: Brumbies coach Dan McKellar will join the Wallabies set-up as forwards coach at the end of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, a year after he was sounded out for the role. FULL STORY
SIGNED: The Fiji Rugby Union has signed a "historic" deal with global sportswear giant Nike, which will see all national teams wearing the iconic swoosh until the end of 2024. FULL STORY
GOODBYE: Dragons Rugby have today confirmed the players who will be leaving the region at the end of the 2020/21 season. FULL STORY
SIGNED: Newcastle Falcons have bolstered their tight-five stocks with the signing of Worcester Warriors pair Richard Palframan and George Merrick, both on two-year deals. FULL STORY
RETURN: Former Sale boss Steve Diamond is house hunting in Montpellier, the upmarket district of Cheltenham, fuelling rumours that he plans to return to the Premiership this summer. FULL STORY
RETURN: It's all-change at No.9 for the Cornish Pirates with Tom Kessell returning after six years away and Ruaridh Dawson also rejoining the club. FULL STORY
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