Bath Rugby have hardly had the ideal preparation for their biggest game of the season, but sometimes in adversity, teams can pull closer together – and Bath need to do that this week.

There should now be a greater motivation to go out and beat Toulouse tomorrow, but I disagree when I hear Bath Rugby players saying things like "let's win it for Matt Stevens".

Matt did wrong. Matt broke the rules. Matt got involved in the world of drugs and should serve a ban from his sport. But that should not stop the squad from pulling together.

And beating Toulouse at the Rec would be the perfect end to a nightmare week. There is a great chance for them to say, "what has happened off the field has happened off the field – but on the pitch, we are still as strong as ever".

I honestly believe the aura of invincibility around Toulouse is beginning to crack. Bath should have won down there – Glasgow did win there. Forget what has been going on off the pitch, this is an ideal opportunity for Bath to beat one of the traditionally big Heineken Cup clubs and book a home quarter-final. Toulouse, to me, look vulnerable at the moment.

Of course Toulouse will be a dangerous animal – not only because of their quality, but because they have not performed that well in Europe. They will want to put that right, so Bath need to be on top form to win.

The circumstances surrounding Stevens cannot have helped during the early part of the week, but there will be a strong focus in that Bath changing room.

On the subject of Stevens, something like a drug addiction cannot be kept quiet, so it was only a matter of time before he got caught. And I can't believe certain people close to him did not know he had a problem.

He is in the right place now, having come out and admitted he has a problem. Rugby will pale into insignificance for him now as he gets on with counselling, rehab or whatever else he needs.

He has admitted he has got a problem, so let's hope for his sake his life is not ruined. There is no doubt his rugby career is at least temporarily ruined – and he doesn't need me to tell him about the big matches for Bath, England and the Lions he will now miss.

Everyone seems to be talking about a two-year ban – and if he is given a two-year ban then he can almost certainly kiss goodbye to the next World Cup in New Zealand as well. But as a man, I think he needs to forget about rugby for now and get his life back on track.

There is no doubt that him getting caught now is a blessing in disguise for him as a man. He obviously got to a position where he didn't care or think he would ever get caught – and that is so dangerous. He was walking a tightrope and sadly he fell off it.

It is a great shame. Matt was not known as a dirty player and, while it seems ridiculous to say it now, he was seen as a bit of a clean-cut modern-day player. It just makes you wonder what else is going on in this professional era.

He has been caught and he should be banned. There is no place for drugs in sport. But on the human side, let's hope he gets all the right treatment to get his life back on track.