New Zealand have plenty of star power but Edel McMahon insists Ireland won't be singling out any particular threat in Sunday's Rugby World Cup Pool C showdown.
To name just three, Ireland will come up against Jorja Miller, who has burst onto the XVs scene after excelling at Sevens, Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, who has come out of retirement to break tryscoring records, while the newest kid on the block, 18-year-old Braxton Sorensen-McGee is fresh off the back of a hat-trick from their 62-19 win over Japan.
"We haven't spoken about individuals at all but we have spoken about threats," said co-captain McMahon, who returns as one of six changes to the team that beat Spain.
"It's just relishing the game, relishing the occasion and not getting over-worried about what they do and putting our Irish stamp on it.
"You always have to be prepared for what can come.
"But you have to focus on yourself. And if we believe in our game plan and go after what we're about, we should be fairly good for the weekend.
"I think it's not isolating the players as a whole.
"New Zealand deserve the respect and but also we deserve respect as an Irish squad and what we've produced and how we've performed over the last two years.
"The fact that they are sending out a strong team gives us the respect as well and likewise, we're not taking this Test very lightly either."
There are eight changes to the Ireland team that started last year's famous win over the Black Ferns at the WXV1 in Vancouver.
Most notably, Ireland remain without Aoife Wafer – who is in line to return for next weekend's quarter-final – and who was player of the match in the 29-27 shock victory.
Allan Bunting has picked just six players who started that game, so both sides will have a fresh feel.
Back row McMahon believes the squad has grown since Bemand took over at the end of 2023.
"We're a completely different squad to where we were at the start of this campaign, especially from Dubai," said the 31-year-old Clare woman.
"The players that have come in, the players are able to step up when we don't have certain names available.
"It's been a massive part of how we've developed as a squad.
"It's unfortunate not to have certain players available, but it's the belief in the next person coming in, and the trust that they can do a job and they're just as good as the person before them.
"I think we were on the start of our journey as a squad, on a very upward trajectory, and quite fast as well.
"So where we've grown in the last 12 months, I know we reiterate a lot in our meetings, in our reviews and previews and when we look back at games, how much we've developed as a squad."
The game is heading towards a 31,000 sell-out at the Brighton and Hove Albion Stadium and McMahon can't wait for kick-off.
"Huge excitement," said the Exeter back row (above).
"We talk about a 'Green Wave', we talk about inspiring a nation.
"Even the fact that we've got family members, huge support, people from home in Kilmihil are messaging me about coming over, if there's free tickets for the game, any tickets available to get their hands on.
"That's us putting our stamp on what we want to achieve as a squad, and we're already seeing that by week three of the World Cup.
"It's inspiring for us as well, what we're setting out to achieve as a squad is starting to come to fruition.
"You live for these games. You live for the big moments.
"That's the beauty of being in these environments.
"Not everyone gets to relish this opportunity to put yourself under high pressure and to play in the big game.
"So yeah, it's a huge honour and very excited about it."
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