Change can be hard to come by in the Guinness Six Nations.
The same six teams play each other in the same six stadiums, and in the same home and away order. But in 2024 we'll get to sample something new.
With Stade de France out of commission as preparations continue for the Paris Olympics this summer, it's forced Les Bleus to take their show on the road.
Lille and Lyon will host Italy and England, respectively, over the coming weeks, but the first stop on the road trip is the Orange Velodrome in Marseille, with Ireland heading to the south of France this Friday night.
The home of soccer's Olympique Marseille has opened its doors to rugby several times before, most notably from an Irish point of view in May 2022, when Leinster were beaten there by La Rochelle in the Champions Cup final.
That experience may come in handy on Friday night, with Leinster players set to heavily populate the Irish side, even if it will be played behind an altogether more partisan crowd.
"It's an incredible stadium," centre Robbie Henshaw (below) says.
"As opposed to playing at Stade de France, it's a tight stadium, it's obviously a football pitch and the crowd is right there in your face, so it's a tight stadium and it can be intimidating at times when the crowd are up. We got to experience that playing for Leinster a couple of seasons ago and it was different.
The 30-year-old says there will be no room for Ireland to ease their way into the championship this year, with what's likely to be their hardest fixture coming this Friday night.
"It's one of the toughest games, playing France away," he added.
"Definitely down in Marseille, it'll be a new challenge for everyone. A handful of us played there before, it's an intense environment.
"France, the force that they're going to bring out, we'll need to be at our best to deal with that environment and that team.
"You look back at what they produced in the World Cup, and even look back to the games they played in the Six Nations last year.
"We'll do a bit of review on that, and then also having a good eye on what the French clubs are producing, looking at any trends in the club game.
"They might bring something different, every team might change their plan a little bit, so we need to be adaptable and need to be ready if they do throw something different that we haven't seen. We need to be ready."
Head coach Andy Farrell will name his matchday squad on Wednesday, with Henshaw fighting it out with Garry Ringrose, Bundee Aki and Stuart McCloskey for a spot in the centre.
And the Leinster man, who played just twice at the World Cup due to injury, is keeping an open mind on selection.
"It's great to have competition That's what drives you on as a player, to keep trying to get the best out of yourself and out of the team," he said.
"For me, it's about doing my best on the training pitch and being confident in what I've done over the last few months in club rugby with Leinster.
"I'm feeling good, feeling confident and all the lads in the centre jersey are all competing. That definitely drives our performance."
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