When Ireland take to the pitch at the Stade de France next Saturday night to face the All Blacks, it will be the third game in a row for Andy Farrell's side in Saint-Denis.
Professional athletes are creatures of habit, particularly on gameday, and there are countless benefits for them in the familiarity that the Stade will bring; the routine of their day, the route to the ground, having a feel for the pitch and the conditions.
Most importantly, they'll also have the crowd.
In the wins against South Africa and Scotland, there's been an overwhelming majority of Irish supporters in the stands, and it's made for an electric atmosphere.
In the immediate aftermath of the game, both head coach and captain were blown away by the Irish support on Saturday night, which the players took time to acknowledge after the game, walking a lap of the ground to applaud the thousands still in their seats.
"It's very hard to put into words," Tadhg Beirne said of the support.
"When you see the sea of green, I don’t know what it’s like for you in the stand, but when you’re in the middle of the pitch and you look around the whole stadium and you see that sea of green, and the noise, it’s incredibly uplifting. It’s incredibly motivational."
"It gives us such a lift to know the support we have, to know the support we have at home. That’s what we’re doing this for: we’re doing it for the Irish people, we want to inspire everyone back home and inspire all the Irish people.
"And when you get wins and you get reaction like today, it’s very exciting."
Geography would dictate that there will likely me more green jerseys than black in the crowd this Saturday for the meeting of Ireland and New Zealand.
The 9pm local time kick-offs may be brutal for the players, but as Dave Kilcoyne points out, it's one extra hour for the Irish fans to get into spirit of things.
"It never ceases to amaze you. You were all there for the South Africa game and the incredible atmosphere that was there, and you're like 'there’s no topping this,’ and then you come to this today and it seemed like there was more Irish there again," he said.
"I’d say these 9 o’clock kick-offs are suiting the fans, they’re getting a full day of having the craic and then they’re into the stadium.
"I got to meet my mum and dad who travelled over, my brother Páraic and his wife Ciara, got to share a lovely moment with them on the pitch. They don’t get to go to all the games, they’ve three young kids so to be able to share those special moments after a win like that is very special."
The Munster prop missed the first game due to a lingering hamstring issue but has come off the bench in each of the wins against Tonga, South Africa and now Scotland, after which he shared a moment on the sideline with his parents who have been to each game so far.
"I don't know what my mum and dad will do when I retire. They’ve been incredible support.
"Dad’s been going to games since I was 12 and it’s a big part of a social life now, a game on a Saturday.
"So they love it, and my two brothers Alan and Páraic and their wives are massive supporters, and their extended families. I’m very blessed to have such great support from home that travel to every game and make the effort. Not everyone has that, and it’s not cheap.
"You see the amount of fans that came over here today, it’s not easy, even getting tickets, I was struggling.
"I couldn’t get tickets for immediate family. So to see that many people making an effort, you want a good performance, they deserve it and we feel they deserve us to give them a win like that."
Ireland will be drawing on every bit of support they can get when they face New Zealand on Saturday, looking for a first ever win against the All Blacks at a World Cup.
And Beirne is expecting Ian Foster's side to have fire in their eyes as they look for revenge for Ireland's Test series win against them last year.
"It's massive really because it’s not just about the opponents, it’s more about the actual week. Those kind of weeks where you have to win," the lock added.
"You know, we lost the first Test [in 2022] and we knew going into the second Test that we had to win or the tour was over.
"That’s what will stand to us, the pressure of those things. We will relish this week and look forward to the challenge ahead.
"You have seen how much New Zealand have grown as the competition has gone on, so I’m sure they will also be pretty excited to play us, considering last time out, we obviously came away with that series win. They will certainly be looking to make some rights."
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