Toulouse have been dealt a huge blow ahead of their Heineken Cup quarter-final show down with Northampton Saints with the news that new international Benoit Baby has been banned for four weeks.
Baby was cited for a head butt on Irish skipper Brian O'Driscoll during France's RBS Six Nations triumph at Lansdowne Road - a game in which the youngster marked his test debut with a thrilling try.
A Six Nations disciplinary panel reviewed the incident and decided to ban the Frenchman for four weeks - ruling him out of the forthcoming Heineken Cup crunch tie.
Toulouse are due to host the 2000 Heineken Cup champions at Le Stadium on Friday, 1 April, and Baby becomes the latest international to miss that game.
Toulouse coach Guy Noves already has Test fullback Nicolas Jeanjean ruled out with a broken leg and Wales skipper Gareth Thomas nursing a broken thumb.
