Heineken Cup Pool 3 Round 4
Connacht v Toulouse Saturday
14th December K/O 18.00
On TV: Sky Sports, Sport +
Sunday 8th December 2013 will go down as a memorable date for Connacht Rugby. After a series of underwhelming league performances, Connacht travelled to South West France with little expectation. However, they achieved a victory which brought joy to Connacht people throughout the globe.
Next Saturday presents Connacht with a chance to take things a step further. 4 time European Cup Champions Toulouse will be desperate to get their campaign back on track and will travel to Galway in determined mood. As with all top teams you might beat them once but beating them twice is a different matter. However, after what was achieved on Sunday the team have us believing that this could be the start of something big.
Toulouse Stats
Founded: 1907
Ground: Stade Ernest Wallon
Capacity: 19,500
Captain: Thierry Dusatoir
Coach: Guy Noves
French Top 14 League Position 2013/14: 2nd P:13 Pts:36
2012/13: Position: 3rd P: 26 Pts: 79 (Lost to Toulon 24-9 in the semi-final)
Heineken Cup 2012/13: Pool 2 Position: 2nd P: 6 Pts: 19 (Failed to Progress)
Amlin Challenge Cup 2012/13: Quarters Finalists (Lost 30-19 to Perpignan)
Achievements:
Heineken Cup Winners: 1996, 2003, 2005, 2010 (4 Times)
French Champions: 19 Times
Coupe De l'Espérance: 1916
Challenge Yves Du Manoir: 5 times
French Cup: 1946, 1947, 1984
World Club Championship: 1986
Recent Results
Brive 25-13 Toulouse (Top 14)
Toulouse 14-3 Oyonnax (Top 14)
Grenoble 25-18 Toulouse (Top 14)
Toulouse 14-16 Connacht (Heineken Cup)
Next Fixture:
Friday 21st December 2013 19.35 Toulouse v Begles-Bordeaux @ Stade Ernest-Wallon
Heineken Cup (Pool 3) (Current Standings)
Saracens 10
Toulouse 9
Connacht 9
Zebre 0
Previous Meetings
Sunday 8th December 2013 Heineken Cup Pool 3: Toulouse 14-16 Connacht
Saturday 14th January 2012 Heineken Cup Pool 6: Toulouse 24-3 Connacht
