Biarritz can ‘knock Toulouse out of their stride’

BIARRITZ star Dimitri Yachvili accepts reigning European champions Toulouse are favourites to reach their third Heineken Cup final today.

But the former Gloucester scrum-half also believes it would be dangerous to write off his team, who ended Llanelli's European campaign with an outstanding quarter-final victory at Stradey Park two weeks ago.

And Biarritz, a disciplined and organised outfit expertly coached by the highly-rated Patrice Lagisquet, know they possess sufficient quality to knock Toulouse out of their stride on neutral territory at Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux.