Definitive Guide to 2012/13 Aviva Premiership Signings

While some Englishmen have joyfully basked in the warm after-glow of the 2012 Olympics this summer, others have been counting down the days until that oval ball shaped game that we love... returns.

The wait is almost over though, with the Aviva Premiership commencing in 10 days time, as Harlequins begin their defence of the title against London Wasps (part of a glorious double header at Twickenham).

It's fair to say that a lot has changed since those hazy days in late May though, when Quins victory over Leicester allowed new English golden boy, Chris Robshaw, the opportunity to get his mitts on the Cup. Since then, every team has been busy in the transfer market in an effort to bridge the gap.

So, to help you understand your Vereniki Gonevas from your Watisoni Votus, Dumptackle Rugby Blog presents the definitive INS and OUTS for every team in the Aviva Premiership, courtesy of rugby-transfers.




Aviva Premiership Transfers for 2012/13:

Bath (Coach: Gary Gold)

INS	OUTS
Paul James (PR, Ospreys) Rob Webber (HK, Wasps) Dominic Day (LK, Scarlets) Horacio Agulla (WG, Leicester)	David Flatman (PR, retired) Pieter Dixon (HK) Duncan Bell (PR, Clifton player/coach) Scott Hobson (LK, retired) Matt Carraro (WG, Montpellier)

Exeter (Coach: Rob Baxter)

INS	OUTS
Carl Rimmer (PR, Cornish Pirates) Jack Yeandle (HK, Doncaster) Alex Brown (PR, Doncaster) Damian Welch (LK, Scarlets) Dean Mumm (LK, Waratahs) Kai Horstmann (N8, Worcester) Will Chudley (SH, Newcastle) Ian Whitten (CT, Ulster) Watisoni Votu (CT)	John Andress (PR, Worcester) Chris Bentley (LK, retired) Chad Slade (N8, Oyonnax) Patrick Phibbs (SH) Bryan Rennie (CT, Bristol)

Gloucester (Coach: Nigel Davies)

INS	OUTS
Huia Edmonds (HK) Sione Kalamafoni (FL, Nottingham) Ben Morgan (N8, Scarlets) Jimmy Cowan (SH, Highlanders) Drew Locke (CT, Cornish Pirates) Billy Twelvetrees (CT, Leicester) Shane Monahan (WG, Rotherham) Martyn Thomas (FB, Scarlets)	Matías Cortese (HK, Colomiers) Scott Lawson (HK, London Irish) Alasdair Strokosch (FL, Perpignan) Luke Narraway (N8, Perpignan) Brett Deacon (N8) Rory Lawson (SH, Newcastle) Nick Runciman (SH, Gloucester) Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu (CT, Coca Cola West Red Sparks) Ollie Phillips (WG) Tom Voyce (WG)

Harlequins (Coach: Conor O'Shea)

INS	OUTS
Dave Ward (HK, Cornish Pirates) Ben Botica (FH, Périgueux)	Tomás Vallejos (LK, Scarlets) Chris York (N8, Newcastle) Richard Bolt (SH, London Scottish) Benjamín Urdapilleta (CT, Oyonnax)

Leicester (Coach: Richard Cockerill)

INS	OUTS
Robert Andrew (LK, Pau) Dan Bowden (FH, London Irish) Matt Cornwell (CT, Mogliano) Vereniki Goneva (CT, Tarbes) Adam Thompstone (WG, London Irish) Miles Benjamin (WG, Worcester)	Julian White (PR, retired) Calum Green (LK, Leeds) George Skivington (LK, London Irish) Ben Pienaar (N8, Moseley) James Grindal (SH, Bristol) Jeremy Staunton (FH) Billy Twelvetrees (CT, Gloucester) Horacio Agulla (WG, Bath) Alesana Tuilagi (WG, NTT Shining Arcs) Tom Bowen (WG, Plymouth Albion)

London Irish (Coach: Brian Smith)

INS

OUTS

Halani Aulika (PR, Leeds) Scott Lawson (HK, Gloucester) Cai Griffiths (PR, Ospreys) George Skivington (LK, Leicester) Jon Fisher (N8, Bedford) Tomás O'Leary (SH, Munster) Shane Geraghty (FH, Brive) Ian Humphreys (FH, Ulster) Setaimata Sa (CT, Catalans Dragons) Michael Worrincy (WG, London Skolars RL) Conor Gaston (WG, Ulster)

Clarke Dermody (PR, retired) Brian Blaney (HK) Mark George (PR) Faan Rautenbach (PR) Nick Kennedy (LK, Toulon) Bob Casey (LK, retired) Tom Alexander (FL, Eastwood) Ed Siggery (FL) Kieran Roche (FL, retired) Paul Hodgson (SH, Worcester) Adrian Jarvis (FH, Bristol) Dan Bowden (FH, Leicester) Shontayne Hape (CT, Montpellier) Jonathan Spratt (CT, Ospreys) Guy Armitage (CT, Toulon) Adam Thompstone (WG, Leicester) Delon Armitage (FB, Toulon)

London Welsh (Coach: Lyn Jones)

INS	OUTS
Ed Williamson (FL, Leeds) Daniel Browne (N8, Grenoble) Matt Keyte (SH, Bristol) Nick Runciman (SH, Gloucester) Sonny Parker (CT, Ospreys) Gavin Henson (CT) Phil MacKenzie (WG, Esher) Tom Arscott (WG, Worcester) Barry Davies (FB, Ospreys)	Tom French (PR) Shawn Pittman (PR) Saul Nelson (HK, Old Reds player/coach) Viliami Ma'asi (HK) Guillermo Roan (PR, Cavalieri Prato) Gary Johnson (LK, Cornish Pirates) Mike Powell (LK, Moseley) Ben Russell (N8) Robert Lewis (SH, Cardiff Blues) Ben Stevenson (SH) Paul Mackey (CT, Rosslyn Park) Liam Gibson (WG, Blackheath) Will Hurrell (WG, Rotherham) Edd Thrower (FB)

Northampton (Coach: Jim Mallinder)

INS	OUTS
Sam Dickinson (FL, Rotherham) Gerrit-Jan van Velze (N8, Bulls) James Wilson (CT, Bourgoin) Luther Burrell (CT, Sale) Dominic Waldouck (CT, Wasps) Ken Pisi (CT, North Harbour)	Andy Long (HK, retired) Roger Wilson (N8, Ulster) Stuart Commins (SH) James Downey (CT, Munster) Jon Clarke (CT, Worcester) Chris Ashton (WG, Saracens) Greig Tonks (FB, Edinburgh)

Sale (Coach: Bryan Redpath)

INS	OUTS
Eifion Lewis-Roberts (PR, Toulon) Richie Gray (LK, Glasgow) Danny Cipriani (FH, Melbourne Rebels) Cameron Shepherd (Western Force) Corne Uys (Newcastle)	Andrew Sheridan (PR, Toulon) Wame Lewaravu (LK, Mont-de-Marsan) Onosai Tololima-Auva'a (FL) Scott Mathie (SH, Eastern Province Kings) Tommy Bell (FH, Wasps) Andrew Higgins (CT, Newcastle) Luther Burrell (CT, Northampton) Iain Thornley (CT, Wigan RL) Joaquín Tuculet (WG, Grenoble)

Saracens (Coach: Mark McCall)

INS	OUTS
Lorenzo Romano (PR, Aironi) Alistair Hargreaves (LK, Sharks) Nick Fenton-Wells (N8, Stormers) Chris Ashton (WG, Northampton)	Hugh Vyvyan (LK, retired) Luke Baldwin (SH, Bedford) Michael Tagicakibau (WG, Bristol) Marcus Watson (WG, Sevens)

Wasps (Coach: Dai Young)

INS	OUTS
T Rhys Thomas (HK, Cardiff Blues) Phil Swainston (PR, Leeds) Will Taylor (PR, Ospreys) Tom Palmer (LK, Stade Français) Ashley Johnson (FL, Cheetahs) James Haskell (FL, Highlanders) Tommy Bell (FH, Sale) Stephen Jones (FH, Scarlets) Lee Thomas (CT, Lyon) James Bailey (WG, Lyon) Andrea Masi (FB, Aironi)	Rob Webber (HK, Bath) Vladislav Korshunov (HK, VVA-Podmoskovye) Ben Broster (PR, Biarritz) Jérémy Castex (PR, Perpignan) Bob Baker (PR) Heinz Koll (LK) Ed O'Donoghue (LK) Joe Burton (FL) James Harris (FL) Victor Gresev (N8, Krasny Yar) Alex Cheeseman (CT, Cornish Pirates) Riki Flutey (CT, Ricoh Black Rams) Tom Prydie (WG, Dragons) Lee Robinson (WG) Richard Haughton (FB, Jersey)

Worcester (Coach: Richard Hill)

INS	OUTS
John Andress (PR, Exeter) Rob O'Donnell (PR, Rotherham) Dean Schofield (LK, Toulon) Semisi Taulava (N8, Rotherham) Paul Hodgson (SH, London Irish) Jon Clarke (CT, Northampton) Josh Matavesi (CT, Racing-Métro) David Lemi (WG, Glasgow) Nikki Walker (WG, Ospreys)	Chris Fortey (HK) Bruce Douglas (PR, Bristol) Oliver Tomasczyk (PR, Newcastle) Ben Gulliver (LK, Bedford) Kai Horstmann (N8, Exeter) Richard Muagututia (N8) Charlie Hayter (CT, Moseley) Alex Crockett (CT, Newcastle) Dale Rasmussen (CT) Sione Tu'ipulotu (CT) Marcel Garvey (WG, Castres) Miles Benjamin (WG, Leicester) Tom Arscott (WG, London Welsh)

Which signing(s) are you most excited about?