Munster second-row Billy Holland admits the last time they played against Edinburgh Rugby they were "blown away" - and he is determined to rectify that tomorrow night.
The two sides clash at BT Murrayfield in a crucial Guinness PRO12 match for both sides with Edinburgh needing the win to keep up their top six challenge and Munster needing points to edge them towards securing a top four play-off spot.
Back on the first weekend of the campaign in September, Edinburgh caused a shock by defeating Munster 14-13 on their own patch at Thomond Park.
And Holland for one does not seem to have forgotten those 80 minutes.
He said: "We're looking forward to this one. It's a big game for us, but it's equally just as big a game for them. They've had some great wins lately at London Irish last weekend and they brought to an end the Scarlets' 15 month unbeaten run at home which was a great achievement.
"Last time out at Thomond Park they blew us away. They were more physical and accurate than us. We felt that we left ourselves down on that day and we'll be looking to rectify that tomorrow.
"We didn't have a game last weekend so the strength & conditioning staff took advantage of that and trained us hard. With that hard work put in we're looking forward to the challenge of this weekend."
Meanwhile, Munster winger Simon Zebo believes the key to an away win in the capital will be his side getting off to a fast start.
"We need to go after them from the off, we have to as they are a quality side who have put in some great performances of late," the Ireland internationalist stated.
"They also have some deadly finishers and we haven't forgotten the lesson they though us in September at Thomond Park.
"Everybody at training has been raring to go this week, the tempo has been really high with everybody looking to put their best foot forward, especially after a blank weekend.
This is a really big game for us, in fact all the remaining games are. With the race for play-off qualification so tight every game is like a 'cup final' for us.
"Within our squad the competition for places is really heating up and the standard was set quite high by the boys who were playing week in, week out for the duration of the Six Nations. It's not going to be easy for internationals to come back into the side - we know we have to train well and perform well if given opportunities."
It certainly will be a test for Edinburgh with Munster having lost just one of their last six league matches.
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