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Toulouse: Clément Poitrenaud; Vincent Clerc, Florian Fritz, Yannick Jauzion, Yves Donguy; David Skrela, Frédéric Michalak; Jean-Baptiste Poux, William Servat, Benoit Lecouls, Yoann Maestri, Patricio Albacete, Jean Bouilhou, Thierry Dusautoir, Louis Picamoles.

Replacements: Virgile Lacombe, Census Johnston, Daan Human, Shaun Sowerby, Romain Millo-Chluski, Maxime Medard, Cédric Heymans, Nicolas Bezy.

Cardiff Blues: Ben Blair; Leigh Halfpenny, Tom Shanklin, Jamie Roberts, Richard Mustoe; Sam Norton-Knight, Gareth Cooper; Gethin Jenkins, Gareth Williams, Taufa'ao Filise, Deiniol Jones, Paul Tito (capt), Andy Powell, Martyn Williams, Xavier Rush.

Replacements: T Rhys Thomas, Sam Hobbs, Gary Powell, Scott Morgan, Sam Warburton, Richie Rees, Ceri Sweeney, Gareth Thomas.

Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Interesting Toulouse line up. Sowerby, Bezy and Merdad move to the bench, replaced by Boulihou, Skrela and Donguy respectively. I always find it interesting when they play Michalak at 9. They are looking for a more controlled game at ten though I am guessing.

As for Cardiff, you have to admit that Dai Young is very loyal to his players in that he is keeping Sam Norton-Knightmare in the team. Hopefully this faith will pay off in the long run, but out in Toulouse I fear the worst. As I have said before, if Cardiff want to progress they must win all of their games from now on. If they can sneak this one, with Sale at home next up, I think they are in for a shout.

Allez les bleus.
 
Why Mustoe over Thomas? Why Norton-Knight over Sweeny/Flannigan? WWWHHHHYYYY??
 
Mustoe over Thomas because he's playing better than him.
Norton-Knight over Sweeney cuz Dai Young likes to take the ****.
 
Thomas is well off the pace and coming back from injury. The real question is why Thomas over Dafydd Hewitt.
 
Sounds like Mustoe saved the day there
Can;t find a link to it :( radio will have to do
 
Michalak is having a blinder at 9.

3-0 after a penalty and Tito in the sin bin.
 
Cardiff are defending well. Their kicking needs to improve though; Norton-Knight just seems to be kicking so aimlessly.
 
Here is your weekly 'Sam Norton-Knight is f***ing rubbish' post.
Poitrenaud is playing amazingly.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cyRil of Ospreylia @ Dec 20 2009, 02:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>
Here is your weekly 'Sam Norton-Knight is f***ing rubbish' post.
Poitrenaud is playing amazingly.[/b]

His counter-attacking has been phenomenal. Great offloading too.
 
came from a dodgy penalty according to the radio?
worrying signs for the blues anyway
 
Great try! Norton-Knight does a brilliant back-flick pass on to his tight-head who scores. 8-5 Toulouse.
 
Blair converts 8 - 7
Norton Knight with a good punt afterwards, he does 2 good things in a row :huh:?!
 

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