Blues players are looking to join an elite list of winners

Apr 4 2008 by Gareth Griffiths, South Wales Echo

CARDIFF Blues will be looking to join a small band of European teams to defeat Toulouse in their own city on Sunday

Leicester, Brive, Bath, Llanelli Scarlets, Saracens and Leinster are the only six sides who have managed the feat, with Toulouse winning 37 of their 44 home matches since the competition began in 1995.

Toulouse’s home record in Europe Total: 44 Won: 37 Lost: 6 Drawn: 11995-6Benetton Treviso (w) 18-9.1996-7Cardiff (w) 36-20, Munster (w) 60-19.1997-8Leicester (l) 17-22, Milan (w) 69-19, Leinster (w) 38-19, Harlequins (w) 51-10, Brive (l) 22-22 – Brive won on try count.1998-9Ebbw Vale (w) 108-16, Ulster (w) 39-3, Edinburgh (w) 23-11.1999-2000Swansea (w) 46-3, Petarca (w) 51-0,Bath (l) 14-19, Montferrand (w) 31-18.2000-1Saracens (l) 22-32, Ulster (d) 35-35, Cardiff (w) 38-27.2001-2Newcastle (w) 33-13, Newport (w) 36-23, Leinster (w) 43-7.2002-3London Irish (w) 28-23, Edinburgh (w) 50-17, Newport (w) 70-18, Northampton (w) 32-16, Munster (w) 13-12.2003-4Leeds (w) 19-3, Ospreys (w) 29-6,Edinburgh (w) 33-0, Edinburgh (w) 36-10.2004-5 Glasgow (w) 43-17, Northampton (w) 25-12, Llanelli Scarlets (w) 53-36, Northampton (w) 37-9.2005-6Llanelli Scarlets (w) 50-28, Edinburgh (w) 35-13, Wasps (w) 19-13, Leinster (l) 35-41,2006-7 London Irish (w) 37-17, Llanelli Scarlets (l) 34-41, Ulster (w) 28-13.2007-8Leinster (w) 33-6, Leicester (w) 22-11, Edinburgh (w) 34-10.44 Won: 37 Lost: 6 Drawn: 11995-6Benetton Treviso (w) 18-9.1996-7Cardiff (w) 36-20, Munster (w) 60-19.1997-8Leicester (l) 17-22, Milan (w) 69-19, Leinster (w) 38-19, Harlequins (w) 51-10, Brive (l) 22-22 – Brive won on try count.1998-9Ebbw Vale (w) 108-16, Ulster (w) 39-3, Edinburgh (w) 23-11.1999-2000Swansea (w) 46-3, Petarca (w) 51-0,Bath (l) 14-19, Montferrand (w) 31-18.2000-1Saracens (l) 22-32, Ulster (d) 35-35, Cardiff (w) 38-27.2001-2Newcastle (w) 33-13, Newport (w) 36-23, Leinster (w) 43-7.2002-3London Irish (w) 28-23, Edinburgh (w) 50-17, Newport (w) 70-18, Northampton (w) 32-16, Munster (w) 13-12.2003-4Leeds (w) 19-3, Ospreys (w) 29-6,Edinburgh (w) 33-0, Edinburgh (w) 36-10.2004-5 Glasgow (w) 43-17, Northampton (w) 25-12, Llanelli Scarlets (w) 53-36, Northampton (w) 37-9.2005-6Llanelli Scarlets (w) 50-28, Edinburgh (w) 35-13, Wasps (w) 19-13, Leinster (l) 35-41,2006-7 London Irish (w) 37-17, Llanelli Scarlets (l) 34-41, Ulster (w) 28-13.2007-8Leinster (w) 33-6, Leicester (w) 22-11, Edinburgh (w) 34-10.6 Drawn: 11995-6Benetton Treviso (w) 18-9.1996-7Cardiff (w) 36-20, Munster (w) 60-19.1997-8Leicester (l) 17-22, Milan (w) 69-19, Leinster (w) 38-19, Harlequins (w) 51-10, Brive (l) 22-22 – Brive won on try count.1998-9Ebbw Vale (w) 108-16, Ulster (w) 39-3, Edinburgh (w) 23-11.1999-2000Swansea (w) 46-3, Petarca (w) 51-0,Bath (l) 14-19, Montferrand (w) 31-18.2000-1Saracens (l) 22-32, Ulster (d) 35-35, Cardiff (w) 38-27.2001-2Newcastle (w) 33-13, Newport (w) 36-23, Leinster (w) 43-7.2002-3London Irish (w) 28-23, Edinburgh (w) 50-17, Newport (w) 70-18, Northampton (w) 32-16, Munster (w) 13-12.2003-4Leeds (w) 19-3, Ospreys (w) 29-6,Edinburgh (w) 33-0, Edinburgh (w) 36-10.2004-5 Glasgow (w) 43-17, Northampton (w) 25-12, Llanelli Scarlets (w) 53-36, Northampton (w) 37-9.2005-6Llanelli Scarlets (w) 50-28, Edinburgh (w) 35-13, Wasps (w) 19-13, Leinster (l) 35-41,2006-7 London Irish (w) 37-17, Llanelli Scarlets (l) 34-41, Ulster (w) 28-13.2007-8Leinster (w) 33-6, Leicester (w) 22-11, Edinburgh (w) 34-10.1

1995-6

Benetton Treviso (w) 18-9.

1996-7

Cardiff (w) 36-20, Munster (w) 60-19.

1997-8

Leicester (l) 17-22, Milan (w) 69-19, Leinster (w) 38-19, Harlequins (w) 51-10, Brive (l) 22-22 – Brive won on try count.

1998-9

Ebbw Vale (w) 108-16, Ulster (w) 39-3, Edinburgh (w) 23-11.

1999-2000

Swansea (w) 46-3, Petarca (w) 51-0,

Bath (l) 14-19, Montferrand (w) 31-18.

2000-1

Saracens (l) 22-32, Ulster (d) 35-35,

Cardiff (w) 38-27.

2001-2

Newcastle (w) 33-13, Newport (w) 36-23, Leinster (w) 43-7.

2002-3

London Irish (w) 28-23, Edinburgh (w) 50-17, Newport (w) 70-18, Northampton (w) 32-16, Munster (w) 13-12.

2003-4

Leeds (w) 19-3, Ospreys (w) 29-6,

Edinburgh (w) 33-0, Edinburgh (w) 36-10.

2004-5

Glasgow (w) 43-17, Northampton (w) 25-12, Llanelli Scarlets (w) 53-36, Northampton (w) 37-9.

2005-6

Llanelli Scarlets (w) 50-28, Edinburgh (w) 35-13, Wasps (w) 19-13, Leinster (l) 35-41,

2006-7

London Irish (w) 37-17, Llanelli Scarlets (l) 34-41, Ulster (w) 28-13.

2007-8

Leinster (w) 33-6, Leicester (w) 22-11, Edinburgh (w) 34-10.