Gloucester just missed out on a Heineken Cup place and the former Scotland international knows where his side needs to improve.

BBC: Gloucester coach Bryan Redpath sets top four target

Phillips hopes to be back from a serious knee injury in October, the Ospreys keen to get the Wales international back for the start of their Heineken Cup campaign.

BBC: Injury blow for Osprey Nutbrown

The ex-Australia A international suffered the serious injury in the Dragons' 26-7 Heineken Cup loss in Toulouse on Saturday.

BBC: Injured Stcherbina to return home

Toulouse, meanwhile, paraded their traditional galaxy of international stars as they targeted a fourth successive group victory in the quest for yet another Heineken Cup quarter-final appearance.

BBC: Dragons 13-26 Toulouse

Williams could not transform his international heroics to the Ospreys as Welsh rugby's standard bearers were knocked out of the Heineken Cup at the quarter-final stage by Saracens.

BBC: Profile: Shane Williams

Wales flanker Williams and international team-mate centre Shanklin are double Grand Slam winners and helped inspire the Blues to the Heineken Cup semi-finals in 2009 and Amlin Cup Challenge trophy in 2010.

BBC: Dai Young to start Cardiff Blues 'rebuilding' process