Tuesday, October 3 2006 16:14 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Toulouse: captain Gareth Thomas will not be allowed to leave French rugby giants Toulouse and return to his former club Cardiff the French team's director of recruitment said on yesterday (Oct 3,2006).

Jean-Michel Rancoule said the 32-year-old 88-times capped fullback had been linked with a return to Cardiff when the Welsh club's coach Dai Young had said on Sunday he wanted Thomas, whose contract runs till June 2007, to come back.

"Gareth Thomas is under contract till June 2007 and there is no question of us letting him go," said Rancoule.

Thomas, who spent five years at Cardiff before playing for the Celtic Warriors, joined Toulouse in 2004 and won the European Cup with them in 2005.