If Ireland are on a 10-game winning run against Scotland, then it's news to Hugo Keenan.
The Irish camp appear to have been fully warned about giving tomorrow's hosts any extra motivation in the build-up to their second game in the Guinness Six Nations (3pm, live on RTÉ).
Gregor Townsend's men have huffed and puffed since 2017 but never, despite an odd close call, gotten over the line and dotted down.
For an improving Scottish side it's now or never, as it has been for the last few renewals.
Full-back Keenan, who has excelled for Leinster and Ireland in his last two outings following a wrist injury, displayed his best poker-face when asked about matching Scotland's hunger for a fixture his team always seem to win.
"To be honest, I didn't even know there was a streak like that. It's not something we talk about," the 28-year-old told RTÉ Sport.
"We know facing the Scottish every year is going to be such a tough battle and I can just remember the tough games and match-ups over the last number of years and how it's always so competitive.
"They're in a good rich vein of form and they'll be fancying themselves, so we're just taking them for the team that is in front of us this week and not really looking back too much on the years gone by.
"It's going to be a huge challenge for us. I know they're hugely up for us and we've just got to match that and bring more to the party as well."
Keenan, who will win his 44th cap tomorrow afternoon, will, indirectly, come up against one of Scotland’s main dangermen in Finn Russell, for the second time in a matter of weeks.
The out-half (below) was instrumental as Bath gave Leinster a scare when leading 21-19 at half-time of the sides’ Champions Cup clash in mid-January.
But Leinster’s class told in the second half and Leo Cullen's men won 47-21.
"Maybe it's not a huge advantage, but it's something that's fresh in my mind and we've had a few battles down the past and looking forward to another one," he said.
"He's got the full bag of tricks, doesn't he?
"He's a serious, serious player. He's a great passer of the ball, good kicker, likes taking the ball to the line.
"It's always an exciting challenge for me as a full-back going up against one of the best 10s in the world.
"He is [difficult to read], you don't really know what he’s going to do, he can shape one way and go the other way, whether that’s kick, run or pass, that’s the challenge we face."
"In fairness to [Scotland], they've a brilliant backline that's humming as well, so it's not just him that we have to be wary of and be prepped for."
Facing Keenan directly will be Toulouse’s Blair Kinghorn, who has the bragging rights from the last time he faced Leinster, in May's Champions Cup final.
"Blair is playing brilliant rugby, I think he's really kicked on since moving to Toulouse," said the Dubliner.
"I think it suits his style of game and he's brought that into the international set-up now and yeah, he's world class.
"It's always an exciting challenge coming up against the likes of him and their back three, so dangerous as well.
"It's always a good challenge and you want to be comparing and going up against the best of the best, and that's what makes it exciting and it's another little script to the game, which will be good."
The Six Nations champions’ best performance last season came against France in round one, and while they did retain their crown, and claim a series draw in South Africa, there is a general feeling among the group that they never reached the heights they did against Les Bleus.
Keenan added: "We definitely know over the past year that we’ve been a little bit inconsistent with our performances and that we haven’t properly clicked fully as a team and we’re still chasing that perfect performance.
"Our coaches are challenging us every day to get better and I think there’s more to come from this side, from both the England game but also the summer series and the last Six Nations.
"The challenge is to back up that performance we had against England. It was good at times but it wasn’t so good at other moments.
"It’s getting the full 80-minute performance and more.
"Being honest, you probably saw it as well, we even probably mentally switched off as well in those last five minutes letting them in for two tries, small things like that we can definitely get better at."
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