List of 2020–21 Super Rugby transfers
# List of 2020–21 Super Rugby transfers

This is a list of player movements for Super Rugby teams prior to the end of the 2021 Super Rugby season. Departure and arrivals of all players that were included in a Super Rugby squad for 2020 or 2021 are listed here, regardless of when it occurred. Future-dated transfers are only included if confirmed by the player or his agent, his former team or his new team.

In addition to the main squad, teams can also name additional players that train in backup or development squads for the franchises. These players are denoted by (wider training group) for New Zealand teams, or (development squad) for Australian teams.

## Notes

* 2020 players listed are all players that were named in the initial senior squad, or subsequently included in a 23-man match day squad at any game during the season.
* (did not play) denotes that a player did not play at all during one of the two seasons due to injury or non-selection. These players are included to indicate they were contracted to the team. For the 2020 season, Super Rugby was suspended after 7 rounds of matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with regional tournaments taking place there after. Players listed as 'did not play' did not feature in any of the 7 rounds of matches played that season.
* (short-term) denotes that a player wasn't initially contracted, but came in during the season. This could either be a club rugby player coming in as injury cover, or a player whose contract had expired at another team (typically in the northern hemisphere).
* Flags are only shown for players moving to or from another country.
* Players may play in several positions, but are listed in only one.

## Argentina

### Jaguares

The Jaguares were not named in a Super Rugby season in 2021. They had been rumoured to be joining an expanded Súper Liga Americana de Rugby competition, but were not named in the 2021 season of the tournament. The Jaguares won't play in 2021 and all players will depart the team either overseas, or enter the draft for the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season.

| Jaguares transfers 2020–2021 |
| - |
| Pos | 2020 squad | Out | In | 2021 players |
| PR | Javier Díaz Santiago Medrano Joel Sclavi Lucio Sordoni Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Mayco Vivas Juan Pablo Zeiss (did not play) | Javier Díaz (to Olímpia Lions) Santiago Medrano (to Force) Joel Sclavi (to Jaguares XV) Lucio Sordoni (to Rebels) Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (to Bristol Bears) Mayco Vivas (to Jaguares XV) Juan Pablo Zeiss (to Jaguares XV) | — | — |
| HK | Agustín Creevy Julián Montoya Santiago Socino | Agustín Creevy (to London Irish) Julián Montoya (to Leicester Tigers) Santiago Socino (to Gloucester) | — | — |
| LK | Matías Alemanno Ignacio Calas (did not play) Marcos Kremer Lucas Paulos Guido Petti | Matías Alemanno (to Gloucester) Ignacio Calas (to Rebels) Marcos Kremer (to Stade Français) Lucas Paulos (to Brive) Guido Petti (to Bordeaux) | — | — |
| FL | Francisco Gorrissen Santiago Grondona Tomás Lezana Santiago Montagner (did not play) Javier Ortega Desio Juan Bautista Pedemonte | Francisco Gorrissen (to Jaguares XV) Santiago Grondona (to Newcastle Falcons) Tomás Lezana (to Force) Santiago Montagner (to Mont-de-Marsan) Javier Ortega Desio (to Jaguares XV) Juan Bautista Pedemonte (injured) | — | — |
| N8 | Rodrigo Bruni | Rodrigo Bruni (to Vannes) | — | — |
| SH | Gonzalo Bertranou Tomás Cubelli Felipe Ezcurra | Gonzalo Bertranou (to Dragons) Tomás Cubelli (to Force) Felipe Ezcurra (to Jaguares XV) | — | — |
| FH | Tomás Albornoz Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Domingo Miotti | Tomás Albornoz (to Jaguares XV) Joaquín Díaz Bonilla (to Leicester Tigers) Domingo Miotti (to Force) | — | — |
| CE | Santiago Carreras Juan Pablo Castro (did not play) Santiago Chocobares Jerónimo de la Fuente Lucas Mensa (did not play) Matías Orlando | Santiago Carreras (to Gloucester) Juan Pablo Castro (to Jaguares XV) Santiago Chocobares (to Jaguares XV) Jerónimo de la Fuente (to Perpignan) Lucas Mensa (to Valence Romans) Matías Orlando (to Newcastle Falcons) | — | — |
| WG | Emiliano Boffelli Sebastián Cancelliere Mateo Carreras (did not play) Juan Cruz Mallía Matías Moroni | Emiliano Boffelli (to Racing 92) Sebastián Cancelliere (to Jaguares XV) Mateo Carreras (to Newcastle Falcons) Juan Cruz Mallía (to Toulouse) Matías Moroni (to Leicester Tigers) | — | — |
| FB | Bautista Delguy Joaquín Tuculet | Bautista Delguy (to Bordeaux) Joaquín Tuculet (to Toronto Arrows) | — | — |
| Coach | Gonzalo Quesada | Gonzalo Quesada (to Stade Français) | — | — |

## Japan

### Sunwolves

In March 2019, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced that the Sunwolves Super Rugby licence would be discontinued, after failing to negotiate a new contract with SANZAAR for the 2021 season due to financial considerations.

| Sunwolves transfers 2020–2021 |
| - |
| Pos | 2020 squad | Out | In | 2021 squad |
| PR | Jarred Adams Chang Ho Ahn (training squad, did not play) Sione Asi (did not play) Kaku Bunkei (training squad, did not play) Chris Eves Nic Mayhew Yuichiro Taniguchi (training squad, did not play) Conraad van Vuuren Hencus van Wyk | Jarred Adams (to Munakata Sanix Blues) Chang Ho Ahn (to Canon Eagles) Sione Asi (to Old Boys Oamaru) Kaku Bunkei (returned to Setsunan University) Chris Eves (to Manawatu) Nic Mayhew (to North Harbour) Yuichiro Taniguchi (returned to Tenri University) Conraad van Vuuren (to Free State Cheetahs) Hencus van Wyk (to NTT Red Hurricanes) | — | — |
| HK | Leni Apisai Jaba Bregvadze Mamoru Harada (training squad, did not play) Efi Ma'afu | Leni Apisai (to Blues) Jaba Bregvadze (to Agen) Mamoru Harada (returned to Keio University) Efi Ma'afu (to Canon Eagles) | — | — |
| LK | Justin Downey Ryuga Hashimoto (training squad, did not play) Ben Hyne Tom Rowe (did not play) Michael Stolberg Corey Thomas Kotaro Yatabe | Justin Downey (to Tokyo Gas) Ryuga Hashimoto (returned to Meiji University) Tom Rowe (to Kyuden Voltex) Michael Stolberg (to Kintetsu Liners) Corey Thomas (to LA Giltinis) Kotaro Yatabe (returned to Panasonic Wild Knights) | — | — |
| FL | Mitch Jacobson Mateaki Kafatolu (did not play) Asiperli Moala (training squad, did not play) Shunsuke Nunomaki Brendon O'Connor Tevita Tupou | Mitch Jacobson (to Waikato) Mateaki Kafatolu (to Wellington) Asiperli Moala (returned to Tenri University) Shunsuke Nunomaki (returned to Panasonic Wild Knights) Brendon O'Connor (to Crusaders) Tevita Tupou (to Kintetsu Liners) | — | — |
| N8 | Onehunga Havili (did not play) Jake Schatz Kyo Yoshida | Onehunga Havili (to Aurillac) Jake Schatz (to Tokyo Gas) Kyo Yoshida (returned to Toyota Verblitz) | — | — |
| SH | Kenta Fukuda (did not play) Takahiro Kimura Rudy Paige Naoto Saito | Kenta Fukuda (returned to Toyota Verblitz) Takahiro Kimura (to Coca-Cola Red Sparks) Naoto Saito (to Suntory Sungoliath) | — | — |
| FH | Garth April Jumpei Ogura | Garth April (to Shimizu Blue Sharks) Jumpei Ogura (to Canon Eagles) | — | — |
| CE | JJ Engelbrecht Siosaia Fifita Alex Horan Jordan Jackson-Hope Shogo Nakano Ben Te'o | Siosaia Fifita (returned to Tenri University) Alex Horan (retired) Jordan Jackson-Hope (to Tokyo Gas) Shogo Nakano (to Suntory Sungoliath) Ben Te'o (to Brisbane Broncos) | — | — |
| WG | James Dargaville Burua Inoke (did not play) Tautalatasi Tasi | James Dargaville (to Yamaha Júbilo) Burua Inoke (returned to Ryutsu Keizai University) Tautalatasi Tasi (to Gordon) | — | — |
| FB | Hiroki Kumoyama (training squad, did not play) Ben Lucas (did not play) Keisuke Moriya Yoshizumi Takeda | Hiroki Kumoyama (returned to Meiji University) Ben Lucas (to Coca-Cola Red Sparks) Keisuke Moriya (returned to Panasonic Wild Knights) Yoshizumi Takeda (to Kintetsu Liners) | — | — |
| Coach | Naoya Okubo | Naoya Okubo (to Yamaha Júbilo) | — | — |
