Daniel Carter and All Black team mate Greg Somerville were two of the "Additional Players" added to the European squads ahead of the Round 4 action.
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 2008/09 tournaments. The players they are replacing in the squads (maximum 38 players at any time) are de-registered.
Additional Players Registered in time for Round 4 of the Heineken Cup
GLOUCESTER RUGBY
Additional Player - Greg SOMERVILLE
Date of Birth: 28.11.77
Position: Prop
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 115kgs
International record: New Zealand
De-Registered - Yann THOMAS
PERPIGNAN
Additional Player / Joueur supplémentaire - Dan CARTER
Date of Birth: 05.03.82
Position: Outside half
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 91kgs
International record: New Zealand
De-Registered - Samueli NAULU
STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS
Additional Player - Loic CHARLON
Date of Birth: 30.04.87
Position: Back row forward
Height: 1.98m
Weight: 102kgs
De-Registered / Joueur remplacé - Antoine BURBAN
Additional Players Registered in time for Round 4 of the European Challenge Cup
BAYONNE
Additional Player - Antoni ETCHEGARAY
Date of Birth: 15.03.86
Position: Lock
Height: 1.98m
Weight: 107kgs
De-Registered - Robin LINDE
CONNACHT RUGBY
Additional Player - Manuoniniva TA'AUSO
Date of Birth: 15.04.80
Position: Centre
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 102kgs
De-Registered / Joueur remplacé - Mark BRUCE
WORCESTER WARRIORS
Additional Player - Eoghan HICKEY
Date of Birth: 29.10.81
Position: Outside half
Height: 1.80m
Weight: 95kgs
De-Registered - Marcel GARVEY
NOTE
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).