Former Bath and England outside half Olly Barkley has been registered with new club Racing Metro 92 in time to feature against Ronan O'Gara's Munster side at Stade de France on Saturday in Round 1 of the Pool stages of the 2012/13 Heineken Cup.
He is one of three 'Additional Players' registered by Heineken Cup clubs ahead of this weekend's opening round of matches. 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.
HEINEKEN CUP ROUND 1 ADDITIONAL PLAYERS
CARDIFF BLUES
Daniel FISH
DOB: 19/12/1990
Pos: Full back
Ht: 1.85m/6' 1"
Wt: 86Kg/13st 7lbs
De-Registered Player - Rory Watts-Jones
RACING METRO 92
Olly BARKLEY
DOB: 28/11/1981
Pos: Utility back
Ht: 1.78m /5' 10"
Wt: 92Kg /14st 6lbs
Honours: England
De-registered Player - Julian Corne
MONTPELLIER
Ilian PERRAUX
DOB: 04/04/1992
Pos: Outside half
Ht: 1.83m/6' 0"
Wt: 83 Kg/13st 1lbs
De-Registered Player - Kevin Gimeno
