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No excuses from Young on Blues defeat

DAVID YOUNG had no complaints about the Blues exit from the Heineken Cup and believes his side were beaten by the favourites to be the kings of Europe. Read

Young: We’ve come a long way but not far enough

CARDIFF Blues boss Dai Young admitted his side were totally outclassed by a Toulouse side who he has now tipped to win the Heineken Cup title. Read

Another exit... that’s why they call it the Blues

CARDIFF Blues face another season without silverware after they were dumped out of the Heineken Cup quarter-finals in Toulouse yesterday, completing a miserable day for Welsh regional rugby. Read

Byron is poetry in motion with his Toulouse half-back partner

FORMER All Blacks scrum-half Byron Kelleher has hailed his match-winning half-back partnership with French star Jean-Baptiste Elissalde after the duo helped Toulouse to dump Cardiff Blues out of the Heineken Cup. Read

Young: We must be ruthless

DAVID YOUNG leads his Blues on European rugby’s own Mission Impossible today – trying to win at Toulouse in front of a 35,000 sell-out crowd. Read

Williams: We mustn’t fear Toulouse

MARTYN WILLIAMS has urged the Blues to dump any inferiority complex against Toulouse. Read

Flanagan prepares for battle of the number 10s

BOTH Cardiff Blues and Toulouse will be looking for a perfect 10 performance in tomorrow’s European encounter in the south of France. Read

‘We are not weakest link’ – Kiwi Kelleher

TOULOUSE scrum-half Byron Kelleher has insisted his new half-back partner Jean Baptiste Elissalde will not prove a weak link for the French giants tomorrow at Le Stadium. Read

Cardiff coaches look for capital gains

CARDIFF City and Blues bosses Dave Jones and Dai Young are hoping their sides can both deliver capital success this weekend. Read

Goode expects Blues to lose in France

DOUBLE Heineken Cup winner Andy Goode is tipping Toulouse to dump the Blues out of the tournament tomorrow. Read

Rush relishing Blues underdogs tag

XAVIER RUSH is confident his Blues are in the right frame of mind for tomorrow’s Heineken Cup clash with European aristocrats Toulouse. Read

Roberts looking to enjoy more success

DOCTOR in waiting Jamie Roberts cheerfully admits living a dream as he prepares to line up against French flyer Vincent Clerc on Sunday. Read

Hosts hold advantage

THE Blues have never met Toulouse in the Heineken Cup, but the old Cardiff club side and the French giants locked horns including the inaugural final at the Arms Park where Toulouse triumphed 21-18 after extra time. Read

Blues players are looking to join an elite list of winners

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

‘We know how big this tie is and we’re up for it’

CARDIFF Blues might be massive underdogs for the Heineken Cup quarter-final clash against Toulouse on Sunday. Read

Cardiff and the Blues’ poor record in France

LAST season’s victory against Bourgoin was the first time in 12 attempts a side from the Arms Park had managed to win in France. Read

Flanagan wins

CARDIFF Blues boss Dai Young has resisted the temptation to throw Nicky Robinson into the Toulouse cauldron on Sunday with Dai Flanagan starting the Heineken Cup quarter-finals. Read

Blues could miss home comforts – Greenwood

FORMER England centre Will Greenwood believes Cardiff Blues might live to regret not setting up a home quarter-final with Toulouse as they travel to France this weekend. Read

‘We shouldn’t be afraid of taking on best in Europe’

THERE are those who would be daunted by the prospect of a Heineken Cup quarter-final in the cauldron of Toulouse’s Stade Ernest Wallon. Read

We must learn from Magpies, warns Blues chief

DAVID YOUNG last night warned his Blues not to adopt the laissez-faire attitude of Newcastle United when they face Toulouse in a plum Heineken Cup quarter-final on Sunday. Read