Gloucester v Toulouse: Teams
Gloucester will look to upset Toulouse's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup when they clash on Friday.
Last Updated: 19/01/12 2:52pm
Gloucester will look to upset Toulouse's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup when they clash on Friday.
Toulouse currently top the pool by two points, with second-placed Harlequins hoping that Gloucester can do them a favour at Kingsholm.
And despite having little to play for, coach Bryan Redpath has resisted the urge to rest his star names.
The only change comes in the pack with Rupert Harden replacing the benched Darren Dawiduik.
Toulouse have made a number of changes, but such is their strength in depth that their line-up still looks formidable.
Yannick Jauzion, Clement Poitrenaud, Yves Donguy and Lionel Beauxis come into the back division, while Yannick Nyanga comes in for Jean Bouilhou in the back row.
Vincent Clerc has been named on the bench although he faces a late fitness test, with Florian Fritz on standby.
Gloucester: 15 Jonny May, 14 Charlie Sharples, 13 Mike Tindall, 12 Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, 11 James Simpson-Daniel, 10 Freddie Burns, 9 Rory Lawson, 1 Nick Wood, 2 Scott Lawson, 3 Rupert Harden, 4 Jim Hamilton, 5 Alex Brown, 6 Alasdair Strokosch, 7 Akapusi Qera, 8 Luke Narraway.
Replacements: 16 Darren Dawiduik, 17 Dan Murphy, 18 Shaun Knight, 19 Will James, 20 Matt Cox, 21 Dave Lewis, 22 Ryan Mills, 23 Henry Trinder,
Toulouse: 15 Maxime Medard, 14 Timoci Matanavou, 13 Yannick Jauzion, 12 Clément Poitrenaud, 11 Yves Donguy, 10 Lionel Beauxis, 9 Luke Burgess, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp, 2 William Servat, 3 Census Johnston, 4 Yoann Maestri, 5 Patricio Albacete, 6 Yannick Nyanga, 7 Thierry Dusautoir (capt), 8 Louis Picamoles
Replacements: 16 Christopher Tolofua, 17 Daan Human, 18 Jean-Baptiste Poux, 19 Grégory Lamboley, 20 Jean-Marc Doussain, 21 Jean Bouilhou, 22 Vincent Clerc, 23 Shaun Sowerby.
