Ireland captain Erin King insists they must "play the match and not the occasion", when they take on England in their Guinness Women's Six Nations opener at Allianz Stadium Twickenham.
The home of English rugby will be close to sold out tomorrow afternoon for the Red Roses' first game since becoming World Champions last September, with more than 75,000 tickets smashing the championship’s previous attendance record.
Twickenham was calm and peaceful as the Irish players went through their final session this afternoon, with no late injury scares for Scott Bemand’s side.
It’s nearly seven months since Ireland’s World Cup quarter-final defeat to France, while it’s almost one year to the day since captain Erin King’s last international match.
The 22-year-old suffered a serious knee injury against this week’s opponents on 12 April last year.
"It does feel a little bit surreal," King (below) told RTÉ Sport, ahead of tomorrow’s Six Nations opener.
"It's definitely been a rollercoaster of a year and a journey, and I'm so lucky to be in the position I'm in, surrounded by such an amazing team and an amazing coach and staff.
"Myself and Dorothy Wall were both injured at similar times, and we definitely spoke about moments like this, getting to wear the green jersey again and never taking it for granted.
"It was a really good learning, I guess, and have this whole new perspective and really grateful to be here with such an amazing team."
King was yet to make her Ireland debut when these sides last met at Twickenham two years ago.
On that afternoon, Scott Bemand’s side were taught a lesson by the Red Roses in an 88-10 hammering.
While an Ireland win tomorrow would be one of the all-time Six Nations shocks, there has been a confident mood coming from the Irish camp this week, with belief that they can cause real problems for John Mitchell’s outfit.
And King believes the days of Irish teams being daunted by occasions such as this are a thing of the past.
"I think we are past them days," she added.
"We've seen it with our team before. The girls have played in big stadiums that are full in the World Cup and put in performances.
"I think sometimes people can get caught up in all of that.
"And while it is really exciting, I think we're here to do jobs. We're rugby players, and that's what we love to do at the end of the day. And if there was two people in the crowd, I think we'd all still be here.
"For me personally, it just fills me with excitement, and I think the girls too.
"Obviously there will be a few nerves, but we're definitely going to use that to fuel us and to drive our performance.
Having played England in the business end of the championship in recent seasons, Saturday gives Ireland the opportunity to take on the seven-in-a-row champions before they have fully hit their stride.
But on the flip side, it means Ireland can't show any signs of rust.
"We've had a great two week of preps, and I think the team is in a really, really good place. It's a great, great squad and it's full of talent.
"So I really do have belief in this team, and I do think we've shown evidence to back that belief up.
"It's brilliant that it is an occasion, but what matters to us is the stuff that happens in between the four white lines. So if we can get that stuff right, I think we'll be happy," the flanker said.
While Ireland have nothing to lose, England captain Meg Jones says the world champions have to keep driving standards to make sure attendances like this week become the norm rather than the exception.
"Our role is to be the entertainers and make sure that we provide a product that people want to come back and watch," the centre, who has taken over the captaincy from Zoe Statford, said.
"It's going to be an amazing experience and I’m very much looking forward to the occasion.
"With 75,000 tickets sold, how class is knowing we can keep those numbers going off the back of the World Cup? As a nation, that’s something we’ve led on."
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