Bryan Redpath can provide plenty of invaluable input into the next two weekends for Gloucester as they face back-to-back European Challenge Cup clashes with Toulon, starting in Round 3 at Stade Mayol on Saturday evening.
The 60-times capped Scotland scrum half knows what it takes to win the European Challenge Cup - he has done that twice with Sale Sharks - and he also knows plenty about French rugby having spent a season with Narbonne.
"We have won two from two but we have to win our next two games to be pretty sure of going through to the quarter-finals," said the Gloucester backs coach.
"That makes the match at Toulon a vital one for us as winning the European Challenge Cup is a target for us, it would be great to go all the way in the tournament.
"But there are no easy away games in France - no matter who you are up against. They see winning and getting their game right on their home ground as such a proud and passionate thing and that it is embarrassing to lose in front of their own supporters.
"We are well aware that it will be very physical and very intense."
Gloucester are hopeful that both James Simpson-Daniel and Alex Brown will prove their fitness later this week for the trip to France.