ERC can confirm that the following players have been nominated by their clubs as their "Additional Player" for the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup 2007 / 2008 tournaments.
The players they are replacing in the squads (maximum 38 players at any time) are de-registered. (Please see NOTE TO EDITORS below).
Additional Players Registered in time for Round 4 of the Heineken Cup
BRISTOL RUGBY
Additional Player - David Attwood
Date of Birth: 05.04.87
Position: Lock
Height: 1.99m / 6' 6"
Weight: 115kgs / 18st 2lbs
De-Registered - Mariano Sambucetti
LEINSTER
Additional Player - Guy Easterby
Date of Birth: 21.06.71
Position: Scrum half
Height: 1.83m / 6' 0"
Weight: 94kgs / 14st 12lbs
International honours: Ireland
De-Registered - Chris Whitaker
SARACENS
Additional Player - Ben Willis
Date of Birth: 08.10.76
Position: Scrum half
Height: 1.75m / 5' 9"
Weight: 85kgs / 13st 6lbs
De-Registered - Daniel van der Merwe
Additional Players Registered in time for Round 4 of the European Challenge Cup
CONNACHT RUGBY
Additional Player - Liam Bibo
Date of Birth: 21.03.86
Position: Full back
Height: 1.82m / 6' 0"
Weight: 88kgs / 13st 13lbs
De-Registered - Alan Gaughan
OVERMACH RUGBY PARMA
Additional Player - Tomas Valleyos Cinalli
Date of Birth: 16.10.84
Position: Lock / back row
Height: 1.94m / 67' 4"
Weight: 105kgs / 16st 7lbs
De-Registered - Alessandro Ippolito
SALE SHARKS
Additional Player - Luke McAlister
Date of Birth: 28.08.83
Position: Centre
Height: 1.80m / 5' 11"
Weight: 95kgs / 15st 0lbs
International honours: New Zealand
De-Registered - Rhys Jones
NOTE TO EDITORS:
Each club may select one additional player during the course of the Pool stages.
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 de-registered player may return to the squad at a later date during the Pool stages 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 European 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 Wednesday before the match.
The player must have at least a three-month contract with the Club. If an additional player is selected by a Club after Round 4 and the Club subsequently qualifies for a quarter-final the Club will only be allowed to register a further two players for the knock-out stages (otherwise entitled to register three players).
