The following players have been nominated by their clubs as an "Additional Player" for the Heineken Cup 2011/2012 tournament.
Sitiveni Sivivatu of Clermont, London Irish's new back row recruit, Ofisa Treviranus, Rory Lamont of Glasgow Warriors and Peter Stringer, who is on loan at Saracens, are among the high-profile additional players who are now nominated by their clubs for Heineken Cup duty.
The players they are replacing in the squads (maximum 38 players at any time) are de-registered. (Please see NOTE below).
ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE
Additional Player - Sitiveni SIVIVATU
Date of Birth: 19.04.82
Position: Wing
Height: 1.85m / 6'1"
Weight: 97kgs / 15st 3lbs
International record: New Zealand
De-registered - Anthony FLOCH
BATH RUGBY
Additional Player - Chris BILLER
Date of Birth: 11.10.85
Position: Hooker
Height: 1.82m / 6'0"
Weight: 104kgs / 16st 5lbs
De-registered - Lewis MOODY
LONDON IRISH
Additional Player - Ofisa TREVIRANUS
Date of Birth: 31.03.84
Position: Back row
Height: 1.87m / 6'2"
Weight: 98kgs / 15st 6lbs
International record: Samoa
De-registered - Ed SIGGERY
GLASGOW WARRIORS
Additional Player - Rory LAMONT
Date of Birth: 10.10.82
Position: Full back
Height: 1.89m / 6'2"
Weight: 97kgs / 15st 3lbs
International record: Scotland
De-registered - David McCALL
NORTHAMPTON SAINTS
Additional Player - James INGLE
Date of Birth: 19.09.90
Position: Back row
Height: 1.88m / 6'2"
Weight: 102kgs / 16st 0lbs
De-registered - Adam EUSTACE
SARACENS
Additional Player - Peter STRINGER
Date of Birth: 13.12.77
Position: Scrum half
Height: 1.71m / 5'7"
Weight: 72kgs / 11st 4lb
International record: Ireland
De-registered - Richard WIGGLESWORTH
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 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 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.