Grayson says Saints have the heart to test Toulouse

PAUL GRAYSON has insisted Northampton intend doing far more than merely making up the numbers in their daunting Heineken Cup mission against French aristocrats Toulouse tonight.

Saints have been written off ahead of the quarter-final clash at the 36,500-capacity Le Stadium in Toulouse.

While a Northampton victory would represent one of the tournament’s biggest upsets, Grayson is upbeat about Saints’ ability to give their illustrious hosts a thorough examination. “I am totally confident we will defend with a lot of heart and desire, and that we will challenge them all the way. At this stage of such a tough tournament, if we pulled off something, then that would be an enormous result.”