Although the four-time winners topped Pool 5 with 27 points to secure their home tie, they have returned to domestic action with a 33-30 defeat at ASM Clermont Auvergne before bouncing back with a 39-23 home win over La Rochelle last weekend.

“To be fair, we’ve been a bit shaky in the first half of games,” said the New Zealand-born 27-year-old. “We are still trying to find our feet a bit, but this quarter-final was always in our minds and we will be ready for Sunday.

“They are a very hard-working team, just looking at the PRO14 semi-finals. They were down for the whole game and managed to grind it out.

“They have big ball-carriers like Stuart McCloskey, who can offload, so we’ll be keeping an eye on them. That’s as well as players like [John] Cooney and [Alby] Mathewson off the bench.

“But we’re focused and all the boys are ready to go for it. We’ve been structuring our training around this quarter-final on Sunday.”

Ahki pinpointed fly-half Romain Ntamack and wing Cheslin Kolbe as Toulouse’s main threats following a string of impressive displays in the Heineken Champions Cup.

“Romain’s got an old head on young shoulders,” Ahki added. “He’s really chilled and the biggest thing for him is that he is really confident. He goes with his gut and he has an eye for a gap and just takes it.

“Kolbe is unreal. When you are on the field with him and teams kick it back to him, you just know he is going to do something. Although he’s quiet off the pitch, he is a bit of a joker.”

The tie is live on BT Sport, Channel 4, Virgin Media, beIN SPORTS and FR2 at 12:30 (UK and Irish time).

Toulouse centre Pita Ahki has promised that the French club will be fully primed to take on Ulster Rugby in the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final at Stade Ernest Wallon on Sunday, after struggling in the early stages of games so far since lockdown.