List of 2017–18 Super Rugby transfers
# List of 2017–18 Super Rugby transfers

This is a list of player movements for Super Rugby teams prior to the end of the 2018 Super Rugby season. Departure and arrivals of all players that were included in a Super Rugby squad for 2017 or 2018 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 (extended playing squad) for Australian teams.

## Notes

* 2017 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.
* (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

| Jaguares transfers 2017–2018 |
| - |
| Pos | 2017 squad | Out | In | 2018 squad |
| PR | Felipe Arregui Cristian Bartoloni Santiago García Botta Facundo Gigena (did not play) Ramiro Herrera Lucas Noguera Paz Enrique Pieretto Roberto Tejerizo Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro | Cristian Bartoloni (to SA XV Charente) Facundo Gigena (to Leicester Tigers) Ramiro Herrera (to Stade Français) Lucas Noguera Paz (to Bath) Roberto Tejerizo (returned to Tucumán) | Franco Brarda (from Tala) Javier Díaz (from Natación) Nicolás Leiva (from Hindú) Santiago Medrano (from Regatas Bella Vista) Juan Pablo Zeiss (from Los Matreros) | Felipe Arregui Franco Brarda (training group, did not play) Javier Díaz (training group) Santiago García Botta Nicolás Leiva (training group, did not play) Santiago Medrano (short-term) Enrique Pieretto (did not play) Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro Juan Pablo Zeiss (training group) |
| HK | Agustín Creevy Julián Montoya | | Diego Fortuny (from Universitario de Salta) | Agustín Creevy Diego Fortuny (training group) Julián Montoya |
| LK | Matías Alemanno Juan Cruz Guillemaín (did not play) Marcos Kremer Ignacio Larrague Tomás Lavanini Guido Petti | Juan Cruz Guillemaín (to Viadana) Ignacio Larrague (to CASI) | | Matías Alemanno Marcos Kremer Tomás Lavanini Guido Petti |
| FL | Rodrigo Báez Juan Manuel Leguizamón Tomás Lezana Pablo Matera Javier Ortega Desio | Rodrigo Báez (returned to Liceo) | Santiago Montagner (from Alumni) | Juan Manuel Leguizamón Tomás Lezana Pablo Matera Santiago Montagner (training group, did not play) Javier Ortega Desio |
| N8 | Benjamín Macome Santiago Portillo (did not play) Leonardo Senatore | Santiago Portillo (to Los Tarcos) | Rodrigo Bruni (from San Luis) | Rodrigo Bruni (training group, did not play) Benjamín Macome (did not play) Leonardo Senatore |
| SH | Gonzalo Bertranou Felipe Ezcurra Martín Landajo | | Tomás Cubelli (from Brumbies) | Gonzalo Bertranou Tomás Cubelli (did not play) Felipe Ezcurra Martín Landajo |
| FH | Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Santiago González Iglesias Juan Martín Hernández Nicolás Sánchez | | | Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Santiago González Iglesias Juan Martín Hernández Nicolás Sánchez |
| CE | Santiago Álvarez (did not play) Gabriel Ascárate (did not play) Jerónimo de la Fuente Bautista Ezcurra Matías Moroni Matías Orlando | Gabriel Ascárate (returned to Natación) | | Santiago Álvarez (did not play) Jerónimo de la Fuente Bautista Ezcurra Matías Moroni Matías Orlando |
| WG | Emiliano Boffelli Santiago Cordero Nicolás Freitas (did not play) Manuel Montero Ramiro Moyano | Santiago Cordero (to Exeter Chiefs) Nicolás Freitas (to Carrasco Polo) Manuel Montero (to Pucará) | Sebastián Cancelliere (from Hindú) Juan Cruz Mallia (from Jockey Córdoba) | Emiliano Boffelli Sebastián Cancelliere Juan Cruz Mallia (short-term) Ramiro Moyano |
| FB | Joaquín Tuculet | | Bautista Delguy (from Pucará) | Bautista Delguy (training group) Joaquín Tuculet |
| Coach | Raúl Pérez | Raúl Pérez (to UAR High Performance Program) | Mario Ledesma (from Australia (forwards coach)) | Mario Ledesma |

## Australia

    See List of 2017–18 Super Rugby transfers (Australia)

## Japan

### Sunwolves

| Sunwolves transfers 2017–2018 |
| - |
| Pos | 2017 squad | Out | In | 2018 squad |
| PR | Takuma Asahara Kohei Asahori (did not play) Keita Inagaki Heiichiro Ito Koo Ji-won Masataka Mikami Yasuo Yamaji Koki Yamamoto | Kohei Asahori (to Toyota Verblitz) Heiichiro Ito (to Yamaha Júbilo) Masataka Mikami (to Toshiba Brave Lupus) Yasuo Yamaji (to Canon Eagles) Koki Yamamoto (to Yamaha Júbilo) | Asaeli Ai Valu (from Panasonic Wild Knights) Shintaro Ishihara (from Suntory Sungoliath) Nika Khatiashvili (from Aurillac) Craig Millar (from Highlanders) Hencus van Wyk (from Lions) Alex Woonton (from Ricoh Black Rams) | Asaeli Ai Valu Takuma Asahara (short-term) Keita Inagaki Shintaro Ishihara Nika Khatiashvili (additional) Koo Ji-won Craig Millar Hencus van Wyk Alex Woonton (additional) |
| HK | Takeshi Hino Shota Horie Takeshi Kizu Yusuke Niwai Atsushi Sakate | Takeshi Kizu (to Kobelco Steelers) | Jaba Bregvadze (from Worcester Warriors) | Jaba Bregvadze Takeshi Hino (short-term, did not play) Shota Horie Yusuke Niwai Atsushi Sakate |
| LK | Kyosuke Kajikawa (did not play) Uwe Helu Naohiro Kotaki Shinya Makabe Liaki Moli Yuya Odo Hitoshi Ono Kazuhiko Usami (did not play) Sam Wykes Kotaro Yatabe | Kyosuke Kajikawa (to Toshiba Brave Lupus) Naohiro Kotaki (to Toshiba Brave Lupus) Liaki Moli (to Hino Red Dolphins) Yuya Odo (to Yamaha Júbilo) Hitoshi Ono (to Toshiba Brave Lupus) Kazuhiko Usami (to Panasonic Wild Knights) Kotaro Yatabe (to Panasonic Wild Knights) | Grant Hattingh (from Kubota Spears) Kazuki Himeno (from Toyota Verblitz) James Moore (from Toshiba Brave Lupus) | Grant Hattingh Uwe Helu Kazuki Himeno Shinya Makabe James Moore Sam Wykes |
| FL | Shokei Kin Shunsuke Nunomaki Ed Quirk Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco | Shokei Kin (to NTT Communications Shining Arcs) | Lappies Labuschagné (from Kubota Spears) Masakatsu Nishikawa (from Suntory Sungoliath) Wimpie van der Walt (from NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes) | Lappies Labuschagné Masakatsu Nishikawa (additional, did not play) Shunsuke Nunomaki Ed Quirk Wimpie van der Walt Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco (additional) |
| N8 | Willie Britz Malgene Ilaua Shuhei Matsuhashi Yuhimaru Mimura Yoshitaka Tokunaga | Malgene Ilaua (to Shimizu Blue Sharks) Shuhei Matsuhashi (to Ricoh Black Rams) Yuhimaru Mimura (to Yamaha Júbilo) | Fetuani Lautaimi (from Toyota Verblitz) Michael Leitch (from Chiefs) | Willie Britz Fetuani Lautaimi (additional) Michael Leitch Yoshitaka Tokunaga |
| SH | Yutaka Nagare (did not play) Takahiro Ogawa (did not play) Kaito Shigeno Fumiaki Tanaka Keisuke Uchida Yuki Yatomi | Takahiro Ogawa (to Toshiba Brave Lupus) Yuki Yatomi (to Yamaha Júbilo) | | Yutaka Nagare Kaito Shigeno (additional) Fumiaki Tanaka Keisuke Uchida |
| FH | Hayden Cripps Jumpei Ogura Hikaru Tamura Yu Tamura | Hayden Cripps (to Hino Red Dolphins) Jumpei Ogura (to NTT Communications Shining Arcs) Hikaru Tamura (to Suntory Sungoliath) | Hayden Parker (from Highlanders) | Hayden Parker Yu Tamura |
| CE | Michael Bond (did not play) Derek Carpenter Timothy Lafaele Harumichi Tatekawa Will Tupou Ryohei Yamanaka | Michael Bond (to Canon Eagles) Derek Carpenter (to Suntory Sungoliath) Ryohei Yamanaka (to Kobelco Steelers) | Jason Emery (from Highlanders) Michael Little (from Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars) Rikiya Matsuda (from Panasonic Wild Knights) Daishi Murata (from Suntory Sungoliath) Ryoto Nakamura (from Suntory Sungoliath) Sione Teaupa (from Kubota Spears) | Jason Emery Timothy Lafaele Michael Little Rikiya Matsuda (additional) Daishi Murata (did not play) Ryoto Nakamura Harumichi Tatekawa Sione Teaupa Will Tupou |
| WG | Shota Emi Kenki Fukuoka Teruya Goto Ataata Moeakiola (did not play) Takaaki Nakazuru | Shota Emi (to Suntory Sungoliath) Teruya Goto (to NEC Green Rockets) Ataata Moeakiola (to Tokai University) Takaaki Nakazuru (to Suntory Sungoliath) | Kai Ishii (from NTT Communications Shining Arcs) Lomano Lemeki (from Honda Heat) Semisi Masirewa (from Force) Hosea Saumaki (from Canon Eagles) Gerhard van den Heever (from Yamaha Júbilo) Akihito Yamada (from Panasonic Wild Knights) | Kenki Fukuoka Kai Ishii (additional) Lomano Lemeki Semisi Masirewa (additional) Hosea Saumaki Gerhard van den Heever Akihito Yamada |
| FB | Kazushi Hano (did not play) Rikiya Matsuda Kotaro Matsushima Yasutaka Sasakura JJ Taulagi Riaan Viljoen | Kazushi Hano (to NTT Communications Shining Arcs) Rikiya Matsuda (to Panasonic Wild Knights) Yasutaka Sasakura (to Panasonic Wild Knights) JJ Taulagi (to Newton Abbot RFC) Riaan Viljoen (to NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes) | Yoshikazu Fujita (from Panasonic Wild Knights) Ryuji Noguchi (from Tokai University) Robbie Robinson (from Ricoh Black Rams) | Yoshikazu Fujita (additional) Kotaro Matsushima Ryuji Noguchi Robbie Robinson |
| Coach | Filo Tiatia | Filo Tiatia (to Auckland (forwards coach)) | Tony Brown (from assistant coach) Jamie Joseph (from Japan) | Tony Brown (short-term) Jamie Joseph |

## New Zealand

    See List of 2017–18 Super Rugby transfers (New Zealand)

## South Africa

See: List of 2017–18 Super Rugby transfers (South Africa)

