ERC can confirm that the following have been nominated by their clubs as an Additional Player for the 2012/13 Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup. The players they are replacing in the squads (maximum of 38 players at any time) are deregistered.

The nominations are subject to approval by the relevant Unions.

HEINEKEN CUP, ROUND 5

Benetton Treviso

Additional Player – Marco FUSER
Date of Birth: 09/03/1991
Position: Second row
Height: 1.94m/6’4”
Weight: 112kg/17st 8lbs
Deregistered - Marco Filippucci

Castres Olympique

Additional Player – Mathieu BABILLOT
Date of Birth: 09/09/1993
Position: Back row
Height: 1.90m/6’3”
Weight: 102kg/16st
Deregistered - Benjamin Desroche

Edinburgh Rugby

Additional Player – Steven LAWRIE
Date of Birth: 22/02/1984
Position: Hooker
Height: 1.85m/6’1”
Weight: 103kg/16st 3lbs
Deregistered – Lewis Nevin

Exeter Chiefs

Additional Player – Craig MITCHELL
Date of Birth: 03/05/1986
Position: Prop
Height: 1.85m/6’1”
Weight: 109kg/17st 2lbs
Deregistered – James Phillips

Sale Sharks

Additional Player – Jordan DAVIES
Date of Birth: 12/03/1990
Position: Centre/wing
Height: 1.80m/5’1”
Weight: 97kg/15st 3lbs
Deregistered – Andy Powell

Ulster Rugby

Additional Player – Chris COCHRANE
Date of Birth: 18/12/1988
Position: Wing
Height: 1.83m/6’0”
Weight: 84kg/13st 3lbs
Deregistered – Christopher Farrell

AMLIN CHALLENGE CUP, ROUND 5

Bayonne

Additional Player – Anthony ETRILLARD
Date of Birth: 21/03/1993
Position: Hooker
Height: 1.79m/5’10”
Weight: 100kg/15st 10lbs
Deregistered – Francois Da Ros

Bizkaia Gernika RT

Additional Player – Federico VOLTAN
Date of Birth: 01/05/1985
Position: Second row
Height: 1.88m/6’2”
Weight: 120kg/18st 12lbs
Deregistered – Patricio Long

London Wasps

Additional Player – William BIGLEY
Date of Birth: 31/10/1991
Position: Prop
Height: 1.79m/5’10”
Weight: 108kg/17st
Deregistered – Fabio Staibano

Newport Gwent Dragons

Additional Player – Elliott DEE
Date of Birth: 07/03/1994
Position: Hooker
Height: 1.82m/6’0”
Weight: 104kg/16st 5lbs
Deregistered – Steve Jones

NOTE

Each club may select two additional players during the course of the pool stages, one of whom must be a front row forward. The nominated additional player will replace a registered member of the club’s squad and no club will exceed 38 players at any time during the pool stages.

The deregistered player may return to the squad at a later date during the pool stage and replace the additional player. Clubs must ensure that the additional player has not been nominated in a match squad with another club for the Heineken Cup or Amlin Challenge Cup tournaments during the current season.

The additional player will be eligible to play in the next round of pool matches if his nomination is received by ERC by noon on the Tuesday before the match.

The player must have at least a three-month contract with the club.