Toulon have named their side to face the Cell C Sharks in tonight’s friendly at the Stade Felix-Mayol in Toulon.
The Heineken Cup Champions have named a lineup full of International flavour, with players from across nine different countries, including three South Africans.
Springbok winger, Bryan Habana will play at outside centre, Michael Claasens at scrum-half and Gerhard Vosloo at flank.
Other notable Internationals include, Argentinian Juan-Martin Hernandez and Juan-Martin Fernandez-Lobbe and New Zealanders Ali Williams and Charl Hayman.
Toulon:
15 Juan-Martín Hernández, 14 Josua Tuisova, 13 Bryan Habana, 12 Jimmy Yobo, 11 David Smith, 10 Nicolas Sánchez, 9 Michael Claassens, 8 Chris Masoe, 7 Juan-Martín Fernández-Lobbe, 6 Gerhard Vosloo, 5 Jocelino Suta, 4 Ali Williams, 3 Carl Hayman, 2 Jean-Charles Orioli, 1 Xavier Chiocci
Replacements:
16 Matías Cortese, 17 Florian Fresia, 18 Corentin Braendlin, 19 Steffon Armitage, 20 Virgile Bruni, 21 UJ Seuteni, 22 Eric Escande, 23 Karim Bougherara, 24 Andy Cramond, 25 Stéphane Munoz
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looks like a strong team. Go Sharks!!!!!!!!
No Burden, no Bakkies. Pity.
Does Habana often play 13 for Toulon?
@vanmartin (Comment 3) : Not the games ive seen. Majority at wing. Ali Williams should give PSDT a good test. And Carl Hayman will test how good we are up front
Would have loved to see Burden and Bakkies play.
Looks like a damn solid team! Should be a great test for the guys first up. We might be a little rusty, here’s to hoping we put in a nice running rugby performance without getting any serious injuries.
Just read an article on News24 and again it shows how poor their journo’s are, according to them the only players missing from the Sharks line-up that would be regulars in the Squad are, Fransie Steyn, Willem Alberts, Thomas Du Toit and Jannie Dup?
So according to them, Paul Jordaan, Ryan Kankowski, JPP and Stefan Lewies are not regulars?
@Uli Boelie (Comment 5) : Is Burden not injured? Havnt seen him feature for them lately
@sharks_lover (Comment 7) : Read that too and then I did something even worse – I read the comments.
@MysticShark (Comment 9) : I bet you feel like taking a shower now!
@MysticShark (Comment 9) : 😆
@FireTheLooser (Comment 10) :
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Can’t see the game on TV? Anyone help?
Habana’s shoot up out of the line defensive frailties should leave nice garage door sized spaces for Heimar or Waylon to waltz through.
@duncanbetteridge (Comment 13) : You mean with a live stream or blog updates?
@sharks_lover (Comment 7) : Why do you read N24
Because I can, or I am bored?
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@pierre_mackie (Comment 16) : It’s an expat vice. 😀
So are we taking Claassens back with us after the game?
@Spirit of Rugby (Comment 18) : Yup, spot on!
@MerckZ (Comment 19) : Shhhhhhhh! 😉
@MerckZ (Comment 19) : @MysticShark (Comment 20) : @vanmartin (Comment 21) : taking him and leaving Hoffmann to replace him. I personally think we would be doing them a favour. 😉
@sharks_lover (Comment 17) : may I never ever get that bored!!!!
@JD (Comment 22) : That there is what I call “wisdom” 😉
@Uli Boelie (Comment 5) : @Salmonoid the Subtle (Comment 2) : I gather that Burden has been injured for a while…
@FireTheLooser (Comment 24) : Thanx.
14:45 RC Toulon vs Sale Sharks
😯 😆 This is how one of the live streaming sites is listing the match.