Perpignan have nominated Wales international second row, Luke Charteris, as an Additional Player as the Amlin Challenge Cup returns to action this week.
Charteris is among a number of high-profile players nominated by clubs ahead of the vital back-to-back fixtures in rounds 3 and 4 which kick off on Thursday.
Worcester Warriors have added the Scotland and British & Irish Lions prop, Euan Murray, to their ranks while former England, London Wasps and Toulon wing, Paul Sackey, has been nominated by Stade Francais Paris following an injury to Felipe Contepomi.
Additional players nominated for Amlin Challenge Cup, Round 3
ERC can confirm that the following players have been nominated by their clubs as an Additional Player for the 2012/13 Amlin Challenge Cup tournament. The players they are replacing in the squads (maximum of 38 players at any time) are deregistered.
BATH RUGBY
Additional Player - Nick KOSTER
Date of Birth: 22/02/1989
Position: Back row
Height: 1.93m/6'4"
Weight: 107kg/16st 11lbs
Deregistered - Ben Skirving
Additional Player - Tom DUNN
Date of Birth: 12/11/1992
Position: Hooker
Height: 1.88m/6'2"
Weight: 106kg/16st 9lbs
Deregistered - Will Tanner
BIZKAIA GERNIKA RT
Additional Player - Fred MONTAGUT
Date of Birth: 01/09/1987
Position: Utility back
Height: 1.86m/6'1"
Weight: 94kg/14st 11lbs
Deregistered - Lucas Poggi
LONDON WELSH
Additional Player - Willie HAFU
Date of Birth: 14/04/1983
Position: Hooker
Height: 1.81m/5'11"
Weight: 110kg/17st 4lbs
Deregistered - Gareth Evans
MONT-DE-MARSAN
Additional Player - Pieter GROBLER
Date of Birth: 15/04/1976
Position: Prop/hooker
Height: 1.84m/6'0"
Weight: 115kg/18st 1lb
Deregistered - Alexandre Menini
PERPIGNAN
Additional Player - Luke CHARTERIS
Date of Birth: 09/03/1983
Position: Lock
Height: 2.06m/6'9"
Weight: 129kg/20st 4lbs
Deregistered - Yoann Vivalda
STADE FRANCAIS PARIS
Additional Player - Paul SACKEY
Date of Birth: 08/11/1989
Position: Wing
Height: 1.86m/6'1"
Weight: 92kg/14st 6lbs
Deregistered - Felipe Contepomi
WORCESTER WARRIORS
Additional Player - Danny GRAY
Date of Birth: 21/05/1983
Position: Out half/scrum half
Height: 1.74m/5'9"
Weight: 88kg/13st 12 lbs
Deregistered - Joe Carlisle
Additional Player - Euan MURRAY
Date of Birth: 07/08/1980
Position: Prop
Height: 1.80/5'11"
Weight: 118kg/18st 8lbs
Deregistered - Ryan Furniss
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.
