Fresh off a one year extension, Cadeyrn Neville is gearing up his preparations to hopefully take the field for the Brumbies against the Lions - and he would be in special company if he did so.
Few players have ever taken the field for two separate Lions tours - and even fewer for two different sides.
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Neville was just 24 when he took the field in 2013 for the Melbourne Rebels when they played the Lions.
Looking back on that 2013 fixture, which the Lions won 35-0, the key thing Neville remembers was the noise - and despite the scoreline, the key mantra of the side was to just 'have a crack.'
"In the AAMI Park Stadium we had down there, that had quite good sound, even with 10,000 people," Neville told Rugby.com.au.
"So to put 27,000 in there was deafening.
"But it was a great feeling, really exciting. We didn't fare too well on the scoreboard, but I remember pretty much all our team had a decent crack.
"You just get out there and roll the dice, really… I remember boys of all sorts of different experience, guys who were Wallabies, guys who hadn't been anywhere near that level getting to face opposition of that quality. It's awesome.
"It's a great opportunity just to test your wares and go out and give it your best shot.
"Ultimately, they're able to punish your mistakes here and there, which you'd expect a team full of experienced international players to be able to do. But, you've just got to go in there and back yourself, and make sure you do your jobs really well."
At the time, Neville knew that it was a special occasion to be part of the fixture - but he didn't think that he would have another opportunity to play the Lions again.
"I guess there's one sort of thread of the Rebels tapestry, there was a lot of unique things happened in the time that they existed," Neville added.
"[I'm] happy to be part of that.
"I remember at the time, wondering where I'd be rugby-wise 12 years later, and I think I would have doubted at the time that I'd still be going. I guess it's just a season-by-season thing, and luckily things are still just working for me."
Neville admitted he hasn't been prodded by his fellow Brumbies about playing in that fixture - but he and the wider team of the challenge ahead, and the pressure to deliver a quality performance.
In 2013, the Brumbies became the only provincial side to down the Lions, their 14-12 win a famous victory in the history of the club.
Neville has spent six seasons in Canberra, and expects the Brumbies' systems to be put to good use against their more fancied opposition when they meet on Wednesday night.
"We're doing a lot of the same approach that we would to a normal game," Neville added.
"There's certainly the way we analyse and prepare for different parts of the game, we definitely realise it's going to be a big occasion for the players, clubs, supporters, everyone involved.
"We're pretty keen to be part of that. There's a lot of class in that team, just able to punish even the smallest of windows.
"We're not leaning into it, but we'll bring it [the 2013 victory] up because there's a lot of valuable stuff that comes out of that game, particularly the way they took them on.
"A lot of those things are still really relevant now and still things that we pride ourselves on.
"There's ways to take them on and there's ways to contain the weapons that they have in their team.
"I think a lot of those things traditionally suit us and we're obviously going to have to be at our very best to get it done."
