Sharks director of rugby Gary Gold is unimpressed with the scheduling of the revamped Super Rugby competition, despite easier travelling conditions. Compared to the four or five weeks South African Super Rugby teams have been accustomed to spending on the road each tournament, now they only have three.It should be easy, but with the involvement of the Jaguars and the Sunwolves there will be more matches to play.That puts pressure on a system that is already buckling under the weight of too much rugby."When you're playing sports at the highest level all you wish for is a level playing field and this competition doesn't provide you with that," Gold said."It is a little bit absurd, but it is what it is. With the games we have to play and the travelling that's involved with Argentina factored in, I don't think you understand what kind of toll that could have on the body."There's the east-west then the west-east from Argentina, through time zones and jet lag. We have planned for that."Gold is plotting his way forward in 2016 with a team that he says is in transition. It would be difficult enough for any team to cope with the number of world-class players the Sharks have relinquished.But if they are judged on their 2015 form, the majority of them were passengers and hindered the development of younger players. Only Bismarck du Plessis showed any kind of form in the tournament before the red mist took hold of him."Yes, we're in transition and it is important to acknowledge that. We've got a lovely group of players. We are not shying away from the task we have at hand."We can't use transition as an excuse, but we know we can't replace the quality of the players we've lost overnight," the director of rugby said."We needed to assess the whole of last year and look at our frailties and shortcomings. I think we've done that."..