Toulouse v Harlequins: Teams
A strong Harlequins team will be looking to put a dent in Toulouse's European hopes at Stade Ernest Wallon on Sunday.
Last Updated: 15/01/10 1:47pm
Harlequins will field a strong team away at Pool Five rivals Toulouse despite having no chance of qualifying for the knockout stages.
The Guinness Premiership side are propping up the rest having managed to pick up two points in this season's Heineken Cup.
It is a far cry from last year when, under Dean Richards, they finished top of their group before losing in the quarter-finals to eventual champions Leinster in a match that was overshadowed by 'Blood-gate'.
Head coach John Kingston has decided against resting any players this weekend. Their league clash with Leeds last weekend was postponed.
Tall order
No matter what team they field, Quins face a tall order at the Stade Ernest Wallon against a star-studded Toulouse line-up.
The Top 14 giants - who top the pool by a point from Sale - have already beaten both the Sharks and Cardiff Blues at home this season.
Jean-Baptiste Elissalde and Byron Kelleher have been chosen to start in the half-back roles, meaning Frédéric Michalak is on the bench.
Maxime Medard is at full-back but Vincent Clerc is missing from the matchday squad. Toulouse were beaten at home by Clermont Auvergne last weekend.
Meanwhile, there are seven changes to the Quins starting XV that suffered a narrow loss in Premiership action at Sale on New Year's Day.
Ceri Jones, Tani Fuga and John Andress have been picked to form the front row. Tom Guest starts on the flank with Chris Robshaw on the bench.
Nils Mordt and Gonzalo Tiesi return to action in the centres while Ugo Monye - who was named in England's EPS squad on Wednesday, is back on the wing.
Toulouse:15 Maxime Medard, 14 Yves Donguy, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Yannick Jauzion, 11 Cédric Heymans, 10 Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 9 Byron Kelleher, 8 Shaun Sowerby, 7 Thierry Dusautoir, 6 Jean Bouilhou, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Romain Millo-Chluski, 3 Benoit Lecouls, 2 Virgile Lacombe, 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux.
Replacements:16 William Servat, 17 Yohan Montes, 18 Daan Human, 19 Grégory Lamboley, 20 Louis Picamoles , 21 Frédéric Michalak, 22 Yann David , 23 Clément Poitrenaud,
Harlequins:15 Mike Brown, 14 David Strettle, 13 Gonzalo Tiesi, 12 Nils Mordt, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Will Skinner (c), 6 Tom Guest, 5 George Robson, 4 James Percival, 3 John Andress, 2 Tani Fuga, 1 Ceri Jones.
Replacements:16 Chris Brooker, 17 Aston Croall, 18 James Johnston, 19 Lewis Stevenson, 20 Chris Robshaw, 21 Karl Dickson, 22 Rory Clegg, 23 Tom Williams.
