Toulouse My No 1 Priority - Thomas

Thomas, who joined the 1996 and 2003 Heineken Cup champions in the summer from the disbanded Celtic Warriors, has helped Toulouse to pole position in Pool 3 with a three-point advantage over Northampton Saints.

"It is great playing against the Welsh teams but I am very disappointed for the Scarlets that they cannot qualify for the quarter-finals," said Thomas. "From a purely personal point of view it would have been great if this had been the decider for the Pool winner - with Toulouse finishing top and the Scarlets runners-up!

"Regardless of all that, the match has been sold out for a few weeks now and, like any team coming to our ground, the Scarlets are going to find it a ferocious atmosphere - not in any nasty way but because the Toulouse supporters are so passionate about their team being successful."

Toulouse have won their last 14 Heineken Cup home matches - second only to Munster - but Thomas accepts that the Scarlets will not let Toulouse make it 15 without a real fight.

"They may be out of it but they have such a proud tradition that they will come to Toulouse with expectations and determined to do their team proud," said Thomas. "And on the individual front there are also Six Nations places at stake.

"From our point of view the win is first and foremost. If we get a bonus point we will have earned it and deserved it.

"Naturally we are happy to be top of the Pool but home advantage in the quarter-finals is massive, for both the players and supporters.

"We were disappointed to lose in Northampton as we would otherwise have been in a stronger position for a home quarter-final and we have a job to do against the Scarlets."