GLASGOW Warriors lock Jonny Gray has admitted to being a touch star struck when he found himself on the same pitch as players like Thierry Dusautoir and Imanol Harinordoquy last weekend, but the 20-year-old added that there will be no undue deference towards the legends of Toulouse when they pitch up at Scotstoun on Saturday.

The Warriors' 19-11 loss in the Stade Ernest-Wallon last Sunday put a dent in their European Champions Cup hopes, but they can put their ambitions back on track if they can turn the tables on Toulouse in their own back yard.

Discipline cost Glasgow dear against the French giants. Finn Russell and Leone Nakarawa were both shown yellow cards and Toulouse scored all but three of their points while the Scots were short-handed. On top of which, they lost the penalty count 14-5, maintaining their recent pattern of conceding close to 15 penalties per game.

"We know we have to be very disciplined in any game," said Gray. "We've looked at that and will be as disciplined as we can be this weekend. We know how clinical Toulouse are and that they will take their chances. We have to be on top of our game."

Although a fully fledged international player, who brought his cap count up to eight during his superb November Test outings with Scotland, Gray confessed that he had found it "surreal" to be lining up against some of the players he had worshipped as a youngster.

Gray said: "They are world-class players, top players. You can see that week in and week out, the quality they've got. It's just an amazing experience to be playing against them.

"They've still got the class ,they are still amazing players, so it is good to learn off them and get the experience.

"We know that Toulouse will be a strong, fit team in Glasgow as well. We will look at our gameplan and the stuff we need to improve on from last week and learn from that."

Gray refused to elaborate on the details of Glasgow's preparations, but the Warriors will go into Saturday's weekend with the advantage of not having had to give up a training day to travel, as their opponents will have done.

The lock added that Glasgow will want to benefit as much from the vocal support of their supporters at Scotstoun as Toulouse clearly did form having their fans roaring them on in France.

Glasgow have not lost a competitive game at their own ground since last January when they went down 15-8 to Toulon in the final pool game of last season's Heineken Cup, and with only 300 tickets left for sale they should have a capacity crowd of just short of 7,000 behind them for a game coach Gregor Townsend has described as "arguably the biggest" in the club's history.

"The fans make a big difference," said Gray. "If you speak to all the guys here, they love playing for the club, love playing at Glasgow. The fans are really passionate, very vocal, and they can really make a difference. It gives us a real buzz running out there."

When Glasgow had 15 players on the pitch in France they looked the equals of their opponents. Indeed, when both teams were at full-strength, they outscored them by some distance as well. However, Gray was adamant that he and his fellow players will have to step up a few notches if they are to come out on top.

"We have been working hard in training," he explained. "There are a lot of things to work on, but there are positives as well and we have to take them into the game on Saturday.

"We dug in well over there. Toulouse are strong, attacking team and they have big threats, so it is important to take our team spirit into this game.

"We have looked at all aspects of the game, including how good Toulouse are and how well they defend. They have world-class players so we know how tough it is going to be. We need to get preparation right this week and hopefully we will get the result.

"We know how hard it is going to be because these guys are amazing players. They are a quality side. But there is a real team spirit at Glasgow. Everyone wants to play for each other and everyone loves playing for the club."