England captain Jonny Wilkinson heads a lengthy Newcastle Falcons injury list as all eyes return to the Heineken Cup quarter-final action following the Six Nations Championship.
The Falcons are one of the hardest hit of the eight clubs through to the knock-out stages as they prepare for the trip to the French capital to take on Stade Francais Paris at Parc des princes on Saturday, 2 April (16.00).
Joining the England 2003 World Cup winner on the sidelines are Andy Buist, Epi Taione, Semo Sititi, Craig Hamilton, Ed Williamson, Joe Shaw and Stuart Mackie. The Falcons hope that players like Mathew Tait, Matt Burke, Colin Charvis, Matt Thompson and Dave Wilson will be declared fit for the match.
Stade Francais Paris will be without Christophe Dominici - who suffered concussion last Saturday against Italy - Ignacio Corleto and Mauro Bergamasco.
Munster will be without Christian Cullen and Mossie Lawlor for their ground-breaking trip to Spain and the Sunday showdown with Biarritz Olympique in San Sebastian, Biarritz reporting a fully fit suqad.
Leinster are hopeful that Gordon D'Arcy and Shane Horgan will be off the injury list for the visit of Leicester Tigers, the former double champions.
Toulouse will be without Wales captain Gareth Thomas, Xavier Garbajosa, Benoit Baby, Nicolas Jeanjean and Dragos Dima while Robbie Kempson, Jon Clarke, Wylie Human, Johan van Wyk and Mark Robinson are out of contention for Northampton Saints.
