Ospreys backs coach Gruff Rees has refused to give up in the battle for Heineken Cup qualification after a shock win over Toulouse gave them renewed hope.

Eli Walker scored the only try of the match as the Ospreys recorded a 17-6 win over the four-time champions this afternoon.

The Welsh side must still beat Leicester and Treviso and hope that other results go their way in order to progress, but Rees believes that today's result proves that they, and Welsh rugby in general, can compete with the rest of Europe.

"We said we would play to the last in this group regardless of the results. We knew three wins from our last three games might give us a quarter-final place in this competition or the Amlin Challenge Cup. Leicester have snuck a result in Treviso which does not help us, but it puts something on the game at home to them next month," said Rees.

"We also denied Toulouse a losing bonus point. We felt if they got that today then in the next game they could get to 19 points, which we would have found difficult to surpass, but there is still a bit to play for there. We will just continue to plough on in terms of what we want to achieve.

"We think we offer a light at the end of the tunnel. People are quick to beat up Welsh rugby but we are confident in the future direction of the team. We said after losing in Toulouse last week that we are trying to develop 20-25 players who can compete and achieve in the Ospreys shirt, and this result today shows we can do that and maybe more."

The Ospreys sit third in Pool Two, five points behind group leaders Leicester Tigers.