Ox headlines additions to Europe's Round Three squads
NEWS: The squads for Round Three of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup matches show significant changes.
The various teams nominated ‘additional players’ for Round Three of Europe’s two most prestigious tournaments.
The players replaced in the squads have been deregistered.
Nominations are subject to union approval
Nche, having recovered from the knee and ankle injuries he suffered against Japan at Wembley Stadium in London in early November, replaces Cebo Dlamini in the Sharks squad.
His knee and ankle ligament injuries ruled him out of the rest of the Springboks’ year-end tour.
Other changes to the Sharks squad see Cornelus Rahl in for JJ Scheepers, Manu Tshituka for Deregistered: Batho Hlekani (the latter signed with the Lions) and Siyabonga Masuku for Frederick Potgieter.
Hlekani replaces WJ Steenkamp in the Lions squad.
The Stormers revealed that Wandi Mlaba will replace the injured Allistair Vermaak, who suffered a lower leg injury early in the URC face-off with the Bulls this past weekend.
Other changes to the Stormers squad will see Luke Burger in for Friedrich Weilbach, Mfundo Ndhlovu for the injured Daniel du Plessis and Alex Groves for the injured Ruan Ackermann.
Harlequins, who the Stormers meet in a Champions Cup Round Three encounter at The Stoop in London on Sunday, have been bolstered by the return of South African back Tyrone Green, who replaces Sean Kerr.
Bath have also been boosted by the return of a South African, Bernard van der Linde, replacing Will Stuart.
CHAMPIONS CUP
ASM Clermont Auvergne
Additional player: Etienne Falgoux
Deregistered: Giga Tutisani
Additional player: Giga Tutisani
Deregistered: Regis Montagne
Additional player: Barnabé Massa
Deregistered: Tom Belkessa
Additional player: Niek Doornenbal
Deregistered: Sébastien Bezy
Aviron Bayonnais
Additional player: Manu Tuilagi
Deregistered: Marco Fepulea’i
Additional player: Bastien Rasal
Deregistered: Esteban Capilla
Additional player: Emosi Tumania
Deregistered: Andy Bordelai
Bath
Additional player: Bernard van der Linde
Deregistered: Will Stuart
Additional player: Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi
Deregistered: Neil le Roux
Castres Olympique
Additional player: Atu Manu
Deregistered: Adrea Cocagi
Additional player: Pierre Colonna
Deregistered: Stefan Buruiana
Additional player: Martin Verdu
Deregistered: Santiago Arata
Stormers
Additional player: Wandi Mlaba
Deregistered: Allistair Vermaak
Additional player: Luke Burger
Deregistered: Friedrich Cornelius Weilbach
Additional player: Mfundo Ndhlovu
Deregistered: Daniel du Plessis
Additional player: Alex Groves
Deregistered: Ruan Ackermann
Edinburgh
Additional player: Euan McVie
Deregistered: Hamish Watson
Additional player: Hamish MacArthur
Deregistered: Conor McAlpine
Gloucester
Additional player: Will Butler
Deregistered: Will Joseph
Additional player: Will Crane
Deregistered: Jack Innard
Additional player: George Knowles
Deregistered: Seb Blake
Additional player: Jake Morris
Deregistered: Rob Russell
Harlequins
Additional player: Elliot Williams
Deregistered: James Chisholm
Additional player: Simon Kerrod
Deregistered: Will Porter
Additional player: Tyrone Green
Deregistered: Sean Kerr
Sharks
Additional player: Ox Nche
Deregistered: Cebo Dlamini
Additional player: Cornelus Coenraad Rahl
Deregistered: JJ Scheepers
Additional player: Manu Tshituka
Deregistered: Batho Hlekani
Additional player: Siyabonga Praisegod Masuku
Deregistered: Frederick Potgieter
Leicester Tigers
Additional player: Emeka Ilione
Deregistered: Finn Carnduff
Additional player: Wilf McCarthy
Deregistered: Solomone Kata
Additional player: Gabriel Hamer Webb
Deregistered: Charlie Titcombe
Leinster
Additional player: Joshua Kenny
Deregistered: Jordan Larmour
Additional player: Andrew Sparrow
Deregistered: Conor O’Tighearnaigh
Munster
Additional player: Sean Edogbo
Deregistered: Conor Ryan
RC Toulon
Additional player: Tomas Albornoz
Deregistered: Swan Rebbadj
Additional player: Lohann Gil
Deregistered: Nikoloz Narmania
Sale Sharks
Additional player: Obi Ene
Deregistered: Ralph McEachran
Saracens
Additional player: Harvey Beaton
Deregistered: n/a – first registration
Section Paloise
Additional player: Paulo Tauiliili-Pelesasa
Deregistered: Clément Paul
Additional player: Toshi Butlin
Deregistered: Beka Gorgadze
Additional player: Xander Iosefo
Deregistered: Joel Kpoku
Additional player: Brent Liufau
Deregistered: Joe Simmonds
Stade Rochelais
Additional player: Will Skelton
Deregistered: Simon Huchet
Additional player: Paul Boudehent
Deregistered: Edouard Richer
Additional player: Judicael Cancoriet
Deregistered: Oscar Boutez
Stade Toulousain
Additional player: Lucien Richardis
Deregistered: Matias Remue
Additional player: Lucas Vignères
Deregistered: Célian Pouzelgues
Additional player: Jérémy Nemor
Deregistered: Ange Capuozzo
Union Bordeaux Bègles
Additional player: Jacques Nguimbous
Deregistered: Christian Everitt
Bulls
Additional player: Ruan Vermaak
Deregistered: Jaco Grobbelaar
EPCR CHALLENGE CUP
Black Lion
Additional player: Romani Makhatadze
Deregistered: Amirani Shvangiradze
Additional player: Gela Kheladze
Deregistered: Lasha Malaguradze
Cardiff
Additional player: Corey Domachowski
Deregistered: Cameron Tyler-Grocott
Additional player: Johan Mulder
Deregistered: Ben Donnell
Additional player: Evan Rees
Deregistered: Osian Darwin Lewis
Connacht
Additional player: Matthew Victory
Deregistered: Shayne Bolton
Additional player: Albert Linder
Deregistered: Matthew Devine
Dragons
Additional player: Rodrigo Martinez
Deregistered: Jordan Morris
Additional player: Jordan Morris
Deregistered: Rhodri Jones
Additional player: Jac Lloyd
Deregistered: Harry Rees-Weldon
Additional player: Cebo Dlamini
Deregistered: Chris Coleman
Lions
Additional player: Batho Hlekani
Deregistered: WJ Steenkamp
Lyon Olympique Universitaire
Additional player: Beka Saginadze
Deregistered: Maxime Gouzou
Additional player: Jiuta Wainiqolo
Deregistered: Ethan Dumortier
Additional player: Mickaël Guillard
Deregistered: Bartholomé Sanson
Montpellier Hérault
Additional player: Langi Gleeson
Deregistered: n/a first registration
Newcastle
Additional player: Rhys Beeckmans
Deregistered: Liam Williams
Ospreys
Additional player: Marco de Witt
Deregistered: Ethan Lewis
Racing 92
Additional player: Lino Julien
Deregistered: Max Spring
Additional player: Janick Tarrit
Deregistered: Herman Coetzee
Stade Français Paris
Additional player: Samuel Ezeala
Deregistered: Ryan Chapuis
Additional player: Tani Vili
Deregistered: Braxton Asi
Cheetahs
Additional player: Juan Smal
Deregistered: Johannes Jacobus Venter
Ulster
Additional player: Ben Moxham
Deregistered: Stewart Moore
US Montauban
Additional player: Maixent da Costa
Deregistered: Vakhtang Jintcharadze
Additional player: Simon Renda
Deregistered: John Jackson
Additional player: Victor Moreaux
Deregistered: Kyllian Ringuet
Zebre
Additional player: Enrique Pieretto Heiland
Deregistered: Ion Neculai
