Golden Sharks to play the Fool against Toulon

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Cape Town - The Sharks will travel to France in February 2016 on a pre-season tour ahead of the start of their Super Rugby campaign.

There are two games lined-up for the tour with a visit to Stade Mayol first up to take on two-time European champs Toulon on February 5, 2016. The final match of the tour will be against Toulouse on February 11.

"We are excited about our pre-season tour to France. The quality of the opposition we will be facing will ensure that we get the necessary 

preparation we require ahead of the start of our Super Rugby campaign," 

director of rugby Gary Gold said via a Sharks release. 

"Our players will also enjoy the challenge presented by the full strength Toulon 

and Toulouse teams and it is sure to be a fantastic rugby occasion for those two 

matches."

A full strength squad is set to make the tour and fans can look forward to two 

entertaining and action-packed encounters. 

Why, why do we persist with this idiot? Gary the Fools gold. 

He said himself after the SuperXV that he never wanted to be the coach. He wanted to be the commercial manager- where he can focus on recruiting washed up has beens like Fatt Stevens- and Mourtiz botha
Basically he wants to be useless- but not have any accountability that a coach has.
We need a proper coach. 
This is the same idiot that said all up and unders are 50/50 balls.(Ummn, that is assuming that it is a good kick- which at least 50% of the time is not the case. So in that case it is a 25% chance- at best. 

 Slippy again with Toulon SB, but this time you are totally innocent. 
"......first up to take on two-time European champs Toulon....."
They are actually three-time European champs. 
I also think that it is a bit pie in the sky to think that they will be playing full-strength Toulon and Toulouse sides. The clubs are having a short break in that time. They play round 14 of the Top14 during the weekend of 30 Jan after playing a round of European Champions Cup the previous weekend. The next Top14 round is the weekend of 20 Feb. I cannot see either of those sides not making use of that period to give their top players a bit of a break. Bear in mind that those two weekends are also the first two weeks of the Six Nations which would also weaken the two French Clubs.

It must be a warm up run for the bench sitters. 
If Gold is able to implement his lack of a game plan, things could still get  embarrasing. 

 "If Gold is able to implement his lack of a game plan, things could still get embarrasing. "
True. *snorfle*.
But he should not try and convince the media that he would be tackling full strength sides. The media, on the other hand should be wide awake and not fall for his crap either.