Clubs name additional European players

Fit-again Ulster flank Stephen Ferris features on a list of additional players for the upcoming knockout stages of the Heineken Cup.

Fit-again Ulster flank Stephen Ferris features on the list of additional players for the upcoming knockout stages of the Heineken Cup.

Saracens' Will Fraser, Gonzalo Camacho of Leicester Tigers and the vastly-experienced Clermont back-row, Elvis Vermeulen, also feature.

Ferris, who played in the 2012 Heineken Cup final, is currently on the comeback trail following a long-term ankle injury.

The 28-year-old will be in contention for a starting place against Saracens in the quarter-final at Ravenhilll.

Under ERC tournament rules, clubs which have qualified for the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup can nominate up to three players for registration to supplement their initial 38-player European squads.

The registrations of players who were nominated by Thursday, 20 March are subject to confirmation by the relevant Unions and by ERC.

Additional Heineken Cup players:

Clermont: Etienne Falgoux, Uwanakaro Tawalo, Elvis Vermeulen

Leicester Tigers: Gonzalo Camacho, Pablo Matera, Logovii Mulipola

Leinster: Darragh Fanning, Luke McGrath

Munster: Gerry Hurley, Quentin Macdonald, Gerhard van den Heever

Saracens: Will Fraser, Tim Streather

Toulon: Alexandre Menini, Ivan Roux

Toulouse: Francois Cros

Ulster: Stephen Ferris, Stuart Mccloskey, Andrew Warwick

Amlin Challenge Cup:

Bath: Horacio Agulla, Dave Attwood, Charlie Beech

Brive: Petrus Hauman, Jean-Baptiste Pejoine

Gloucester: Billy Burns, Nick Wood, Tom Young

Harlequins: Rob Buchanan, Jack Clifford, Jordan Turner-Hall

London Wasps: Nathan Morris, Brett Sheehan, James Short

Northampton Saints: James Craig, Matti Williams, Will Hooley

Sale Sharks: Josh Beaumont, Viliami Fihaki

Stade Français: Jerome Fillol, Heinke van der Merwe, Paul Williams