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Toulon game will be massive – just like an international, says Leicester Tigers flanker Tom Croft

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In-form Leicester Tigers flanker Tom Croft thinks Sunday's much-awaited Heineken Cup quarter-final with Toulon will be like an "international for the club".

With so many of the players on show having earned Test caps for their various countries, and with so much on the line, the 27-year-old believes the game will match the intensity and high-pressure atmosphere of an international clash.

The Stade Felix Mayol is sold out for what will be the first competitive fixture between the two sides.

"We have a huge game coming up this weekend and it will be like an international for the club," said Croft, who was man of the match in Tigers' win against Northampton Saints last Saturday.

"They will come and throw everything at us. It's knock-out rugby from here on in, and we have to prepare for every eventuality with how the game might pan out.

"We have a longer turnaround from the Saints game because we play Toulon on the Sunday and that will enable us to get our bodies right.

"And we have to get it right against a side like that.

"It's not about individuals and who they have got. It's about training and preparing as we did last week, and not changing what we do because of who we are playing."

Croft was part of a sensational Tigers display that produced a 36-8 win against local rivals Northampton.

But he says the squad will have to further improve their performance if, as underdogs, they are going to come back from the south of France with a memorable win.

"We can't rest on a good performance at Northampton," he said. "We are going to have to improve, and we can improve.

"We will actually train harder this week because of what this game means to us.

"There are a few scrummaging issues we can sort out and make sure that our line-out is a bit sharper.

"It's going to be a massive challenge for us and it will be our biggest game of the season."

Tigers will return to Aviva Premiership action after the Toulon game with the visit of Wasps to Welford Road on Sunday, April 14, at 3.45. A limited number of tickets are still available for the game.

Toulon game will be massive – just like an international, says Leicester Tigers flanker Tom Croft


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