Cardiff Blues boss David Young believes his team must "throw caution to the wind" when they tackle Heineken Cup heavyweights Toulouse on Sunday.

The Blues face a daunting task in their bid to reach this season's semi-finals.

And while Young accepts the degree of difficulty is a considerable one, he does not want his players wondering what might have been.

Young said: "It will be a massive hurdle for us - we are certainly going up in standard of who we are playing against.

"Toulouse haven't got their standing in the Heineken Cup by chance - they've earned it.

"They are always in the top four or five in Europe, and they have a galaxy of world stars. We know that on any given day they can put teams to the sword.

"We are very respectful of what they can do, but we are concentrating on ourselves.

"We've got to go out there and not sit back and not try to lose the game. We've got to go out there and try to win it by taking the game to them.

"We've got to go over there and throw caution to the wind and try to express ourselves. We need a little bit of luck, as every team does, but it's a challenge we are running towards, not away from."

Toulouse, who include France scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Elissalde at number 10, will start as firm favourites in their quest for a fourth European title.

But they will also have concerns for coach Guy Noves, who was taken to hospital by helicopter on Friday after his bicycle collided with a car in Toulouse city centre.

The 54-year-old was initially knocked out, and while he has undergone further examination, his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

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