Heineken Cup quarter-finals: Additional Players

All eight Heineken Cup quarter-finalists have taken up the option of registering new players for the knock-out stage of the tournament.

The Ospreys, Cardiff Blues and Bath Rugby have all named a maximum three players - while Leicester Tigers, Harlequins and Leinster have each named two extra players.

Reigning champions Munster have added one player to their squad, while Toulouse have re-registered utility back Nicolas Bezy.

The Blues have added the current Wales Under 20 captain Scott Andrews (prop), last season's Wales Under 20 skipper Sam Warburton (No 8) and Wales Under 21 lock James Down to their squad. The Blues, who were top seeds after winning all six Pool games, meet Toulouse at the Millennium Stadium in their quarter-final on Saturday, 11 April.

Munster have added former Ireland Under 21 hooker Michael Essex to their squad, while their quarter-final rivals the Ospreys have added two forwards and a back. Jonathan Spratt, who spent the early part of the season playing at centre or full back for Taranaki, provides new options behind the scrum and Samoan international lock Filipo Levi and Bridgend Ravens hooker Scott Baldwin will do the same up front.

Harlequins have added two England Under 20 players in wing Sebastien Stegmann, who has already played seven Premiership games this season, and lock Chris York, while quarter-final rivals Leinster have added two of the 2007 Ireland Under 20 Grand Slam side, prop Jamie Hagan and outside half Kyle Tonetti.

Leicester Tigers have bolstered their back row by adding New Zealand international Craig Newby, now fully fit after recovering from injury, and Academy product Ben Pienaar. Their quarter-final opponents, Bath Rugby, have registered utility back Ryan Davis, who has returned from knee reconstruction, prop Laurence Ovens and England Under 20 lock Scott Hobson.

ERC can confirm that the following players have been nominated by their clubs as their "Additional Player(s)" for the knock-out stages of the Heineken Cup 2008/09 tournaments.

Additional Player Registered in time for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals:

BATH RUGBY
Additional Players - 3

RYAN DAVIS
Date of Birth: 11/11/1985
Position: Utility Back
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 86kg
International record: Uncapped

SCOTT HOBSON
Date of Birth: 25/01/1988
Position: Lock
Height: 1.98m
Weight: 103kg
International record: Uncapped

LAURENCE OVENS
Date of Birth: 06/09/1985
Position: Prop
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 116kg
International record: Uncapped

CARDIFF BLUES
Additional Players - 3

SCOTT ANDREWS
Date of Birth: 01/08/1989
Position: Prop
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 115kg
International record: Uncapped

JAMES DOWN
Date of Birth: 29/08/1987
Position: Lock
Height: 2.01m
Weight: 109kg
International record: Uncapped

SAM WARBURTON
Date of Birth: 05/10/1988
Position: Back Row
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 99kg
International record: Uncapped

HARLEQUINS
Additional Players - 2

SEB STEGMANN
Date of Birth: 12/04/1989
Position: Wing
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 91kg
International record: Uncapped

CHRIS YORK
Date of Birth: 27/12/1989
Position: Lock
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 104kg
International record: Uncapped

LEICESTER TIGERS
Additional Players - 2

CRAIG NEWBY
Date of Birth: 27/07/1979
Position: Flanker
Height: 1.90m
Weight: 100kg
International record: New Zealand

BEN PIENAAR
Date of Birth: 10/09/1986
Position: Flanker
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 100kg
International record: Uncapped

LEINSTER
Additional Players - 2

JAMIE HAGAN
Date of Birth: 15/04/1987
Position: Prop
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 114kg
International record: Uncapped

KYLE TONETTI
Date of Birth: 12/05/1987
Position: Outside Half / Centre
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 102kg
International record: Uncapped

MUNSTER
Additional Player - 1

MICHAEL ESSEX
Date of Birth: 09/07/1985
Position: Hooker
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 105kg
International record: Uncapped

OSPREYS
Additional Players - 3

SCOTT BALDWIN
Date of Birth: 12/07/1988
Position: Hooker
Height: 1.90m
Weight: 114kg
International record: Uncapped

FILIPO LEVI
Date of Birth: 06/09/1979
Position: Lock
Height: 1.96m
Weight: 116kg
International record: Samoa / Pacific Islanders

JONATHAN SPRATT
Date of Birth: 28/04/1986
Position: Utility back
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 102kg
International record: Uncapped

TOULOUSE
Additional Player - 1

NICOLAS BEZY
Date of Birth: 26/09/1989
Position: Outside half / Scrum Half
Height: 1.80m
Weight: 70kg
International record: Uncapped