Cardiff v Toulouse: Teams

Cardiff Blues boss Dai Young has a fully fit squad to choose from for the Heineken Cup quarter-final with Toulouse at the Millennium Stadium.

As a result of his selection headache, Young has opted for the experience of Xavier Rush at number eight ahead of Wales international Andy Powell.

Saturday's showdown is a repeat of the 2008 quarter-final in France, where Toulouse cruised to a blistering 41-17 victory.

Speaking on his selection, Young said: "This is probably the first week of the season where I've had a full squad to select from.

"In the pool stages you've got to use the squad as much as you can to reach the quarter-finals.

"People will focus on the Xavier Rush and Andy Powell selection, but this is the first time they have both been fit at the same time. As I said at the start of the season, squads win trophies not just the team.

Determination

"There's been a lot of excitement and a lot of anticipation about the game since we got through and the draw was made.

"I think everybody had been counting down the days, because it's an exciting fixture for the region, playing against the biggest team in Europe, and probably one of the most successful ones.

"The squad has had some good recent performances and we've been to some difficult places and won, which gives you confidence. There are some games we haven't played well but with sheer determination and bloody mindedness we've got the right result."

For Toulouse, David Skrela has beeny named on the bench because of a persistent rib injury, while Benoit Lecouls (neck) will play no part in the encounter.

Otherwise, it's an all-international back-line and the usual monster pack with Patricio Albacete and Fabien Pelous in the engine room.

Even on the bench the French side can boast the brilliance of backs Skrela, Clement Poitrenaud and Fijian Maleli Kunavore to call on, as well as the pace of Yannick Nyanga and Greg Lamboley.

Cardiff Blues: 15 B Blair, 14 L Halfpenny, 13 T Shanklin, 12 J Roberts, 11 T James, 10 N Robinson; 1 G Jenkins, 2 G Williams, 3 T Filise, 4 B Davies, 5 P Tito (capt), 6 M Molitika, 7 Williams, 8 X Rush, 9 J Spice.
Replacements: 16 J Yapp, 17 T R Thomas, 18 D Jones, 19 A Powell, 20 R Rees, 21 C Sweeney, 22 G Thomas.

Toulouse: 15 M Medard; 14 V Clerc, 13 F Fritz, 12 Y Jauzion, 11 C Heymans; 10 F Michalak, 9 B Kelleher; 1 D Human, 2 W Servat, 3 S Perugini, 4 F Pelous, 5 P Albacete, 6 J Bouilhou (capt), 7 T Dusautoir, 8 S Sowerby.
Replacements: A Vernet Basualdo, Y Montes, G Lamboley, Y Nyanga, D Skrela, M Kunavore, C Poitrenaud.