Munster have had a difficult week brought on by the sudden and unpopular departure of head coach Graham Rowntree but should have their attentions firmly on the fact that a New Zealand XV is coming to town.
The fixture, which will take place at a sold-out Thomond Park on Saturday, may not have any repercussions in terms of the URC standings but carries significance for the province.
Munster did the unthinkable when the teams met in 1978, scoring a famous upset win which has preceded some other gripping occasions between the two sides.
Most recently, the teams met in 2016 when the New Zealand Maoris took on the two-time European champions not long after the passing off then Munster boss, Anthony Foley.
As Thomond hushed, bracing itself for what was always likely to be a spine-tingling haka, three Maori players approached the halfway line and laid out a black Maoris shirt. Imprinted on it were the initials 'AF', in tribute to the late, great Foley.
It remains an iconic moment at the famous rugby venue in Limerick.
It was not the only one between the two teams on that turf.
30 years after that aforementioned win in '78, the sides would meet and Munster, shy of 10 internationals, came within a hair's breadth of repeating a three decade-old feat.
The southern province's Kiwi contingent - Doug Howlett, Rua Tipoki, Lifeimi Mafi and original project player Jeremy Manning - led a once-off Munster Haka, the four of them backed by the raucous roars of 26,000 frenzied fans. Then came silence, as the All Blacks responded beneath the weight of a famous Thomond hush. It was, and remains, the stuff of legend.
It is not just Irish bias either.
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Rugby reporter for The Telegraph Ben Coles has waxed lyrical about the moment in his column for the popular English newspaper.
The New Zealand All Blacks are due to meet England in Test action on Saturday and their famed pre-match ritual has found itself in the headlines.
Namely because England prop Joe Marler claimed on Twitter that the war-dance should be 'binned', something which has stirred the pot ahead of the side's Autumn International meeting.
However, Coles has highlighted the dance for a different reason, giving light to what he deemed to be the best ever Haka in memory.
"To this day the footage remains stirring," he wrote.
"Lined up with arms locked facing New Zealand, Howlett looks left and right, gives a small nod, and the four New Zealanders decked in Munster red step forward, the line of Munster players behind them tightening and edging closer in support. The crowd is so loud you can barely hear what Tipoki is saying... In terms of emotion, theatre and respect, arguably the core principles of a haka on a rugby field, it remains very hard to beat."
We are inclined to agree with him.
Unfortunately a repeat is unlikely with Alex Nankivell - Munster's only Kiwi - injured and set to miss out when the sides face off on Saturday.
There's been an expanded discourse on the place of the haka this week after Joe Marler's controversial tweet. It's nice to know Munster's response to the haka will be remembered for ages.
