Rugby:Leinster coach Joe Schmidt has elected to register New Zealand born duo Andrew Goodman and Michael Bent for Heineken Cup fare ahead of the back-to-back rounds against Frenchs side Clermont Auvergne.
Bent, who was capped for Ireland during the November test series before playing a game for Leinster, has been named on the European champions’ roster with Ireland Under-20 scrumhalf Luke McGrath the player to be deregistered. Goodman, who has played in the centre since arriving at the Irish province, has also been registered with hooker Tom Sexton the player to drop out.
Leinster are likely to be without Brian O’Driscoll until January while the impending return of Eoin O’Malley probably won’t be in time for this Sunday’s game against Clermont at Stade Marcel Michelin. Luke Fitzgerald is also recovering well from long term injury but he’s still a week or two away.
Connacht coach Eric Elwood has 17 players on the injured list and he has elected to register promising young former underage international secondrow Daniel Qualter in place of injured wing Mark McCrea.
In the absence of the injured Aaron Jarvis, Ospreys have added the former New Zealand prop, Campbell Johnstone, who has 14 Heineken Cup appearances under his belt for Biarritz Olympique, while Glasgow Warriors will have the Scottish-qualified former Crusaders wing, Sean Maitland, in their ranks.
As confirmed yesterday number eight, James Coughlan, has been included by two-time Heineken Cup champions, Munster, with the Auckland Blues and former New Zealand wing, Rudi Wulf, returning for a second European stint with current Top 14 leaders, Toulon. Wulf played five Heineken Cup games for the French heavyweights during the 2010/11 season.
Additional Players nominated for Heineken Cup Round 3
ERC can confirm that the following players have been nominated by their clubs as an Additional Player for the 2012/13 Heineken Cup. The players they are replacing in the squads (maximum of 38 players at any time) are deregistered.
CARDIFF BLUES
Additional Player – Sam HOBBS
Date of Birth: 13/05/1988
Position: Prop
Height: 1.92m/6’4”
Weight: 123kg/19st 5lbs
Deregistered – Tom Davies
CONNACHT
Additional Player – Danny QUALTER
Date of Birth: 23/01/1992
Position: Lock
Height: 1.95m/6’5”
Weight: 108kg/17st 0lbs
Deregistered – Mark McCrea
EDINBURGH RUGBY
Additional Player – Piers FRANCIS
Date of Birth: 20/06/1990
Position: Out half
Height: 1.81m/5’11”
Weight: 90kg
Deregistered – Ross Rennie
GLASGOW WARRIORS
Additional Player – Sean MAITLAND
Date of Birth: 14/09/1988
Position: Wing
Height: 1.89m/6’2”
Weight: 97kg/15st 3lbs
Deregistered – Angus MacDonald
Additional Player – Pat McARTHUR
Date of Birth: 27/04/1987
Position: Hooker
Height: 1.88m/6’2”
Weight: 102kg/16st 0lbs
Deregistered – Fraser Brown
LEINSTER
Additional Player – Andrew GOODMAN
Date of Birth: 28/10/1982
Position: Centre
Height: 1.88m/6’2”
Weight: 102kg/16st 0lbs
Deregistered – Tom Sexton
Additional Player – Michael BENT
Date of Birth: 25/04/1986
Position: Prop
Height: 1.82m/6’0”
Weight: 118kg/18st 8lbs
Deregistered – Luke McGrath
MONTPELLIER
Additional Player – Na’ama LELEIMALEFAGA
Date of Birth: 20/11/1987
Position: Prop
Height: 1.78m/5’10”
Weight: 120kg/18st 12lbs
Deregistered – George Jgenti
MUNSTER
Additional Player – James COUGHLAN
Date of Birth: 09/12/1980
Position: Back row
Height: 1.86m/6’1”
Weight: 107kg/16st 11lbs
Deregistered – Ivan Dineen
OSPREYS
Additional Player – Campbell JOHNSTONE
Date of Birth: 07/01/1980
Position: Prop
Height: 1.80m/5’11”
Weight: 110kg/17st 4lbs
Deregistered – Aaron Jarvis
Additional Player – Dmitri ARHIP
Date of Birth: 12/11/1988
Position: Prop/hooker
Height: 1.80m/5’11”
Weight: 110kg/17st 4lbs
Deregistered – Joe Rees
SALE SHARKS
Additional Player – Tom CRUSE
Date of Birth: 30/03/1989
Position: Prop/hooker
Height: 1.79m/5’10”
Weight: 97kg / 15st 3 lbs
Deregistered – Joe Ward
SCARLETS
Additional Player – Jacobie ADRIAANSE
Date of Birth: 19/07/1985
Position: Prop
Height: 1.78m/5’10”
Weight: 112kg/17st 8lbs
Deregistered – Jordan Williams
TOULON
Additional Player – Rudi WULF
Date of Birth: 02/02/1984
Position: Full back/wing
Height: 1.82m/6’0”
Weight: 80kg/14st 2 lbs
Deregistered – Stephane Munoz
