Nakarawa among 8 players registered for final round of European action

Leone Nakarawa is among eight players that have been registered for the next round of European action.

Nakarawa replaces Kiran McDonald in Glasgow Warriors' side, who play Sale this Saturday.

A statement from the EPCR reads: The following players have been nominated by their clubs as Additional Players for Round 6 of the 2019/20 Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments.

The players replaced in the squads (maximum of 41 players for Heineken Champions Cup clubs) have been deregistered.

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HEINEKEN CHAMPIONS CUP

Exeter Chiefs

Additional player: Sam Skinner

Deregistered: Stan South

Glasgow Warriors

Additional player: Leone Nakarawa

Deregistered: Kiran McDonald

Harlequins

Additional player: Renaldo Bothma

Deregistered: Tom Lawday

La Rochelle

Additional player: Léo Aouf

Deregistered: Réda Wardi

Sale Sharks

Additional player: Ben Carlile

Deregistered: Valery Morozov

Ulster Rugby

Additional player: Stewart Moore

Deregistered: Angus Curtis

CHALLENGE CUP

Bayonne

Additional player: Maxime Lafage

Deregistered: Bastien Bergounioux

Bristol Bears

Additional player: Henry Purdy

Deregistered: Joe Batley

Elsewhere Rhys Carre, Zack Holmes, Valery Morozov are all facing disciplinary action following red cards at the weekend.

Carre was issued with a red card during his club’s Heineken Champions Cup, Round 5 match against the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday.

Zack Holmes, the Toulouse outside half, was issued with a red card during his club’s Heineken Champions Cup, Round 5 match against Connacht Rugby at The Sportsground on Saturday.

Sale Sharks replacement prop Valery Morozov was issued with a red card during his club’s Heineken Champions Cup, Round 5 match against La Rochelle at the AJ Bell Stadium.

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