The sides are out and kickoff is just moments away

Gloucester and Toulouse turn their attention away from domestic action as they clash in round 1 of the Champions Cup. Gloucester currently sit fifth in the Premiership while Toulouse lie 8th in the French Top 14. Connacht and Montpellier make up the rest of Pool 5.

Ollie Thorley has failed a late fitness test so Matt Banahan will take the No.11 jersey. Louis Rees-Zammit is now on the replacements bench.

“You have to respect what they achieved last season and how their coaching staff have turned things around. They have obviously given their World Cup players a bit of a break and started to filter them back in last week and you saw what they did to Clermont." - Johan Ackermann