That will be the reaction from all concerned in the Highlanders camp if they do not mark their excursion to a new venue with a win this afternoon.
It will be no Fijian holiday when the Highlanders play the Drua at the Four R Stadium in Ba, in the northern region of the Fijian island of Viti Levu.
The heat and humidity will be significant, you can guarantee the crowd will be intensely loyal, and the Drua are a completely different team when they play with the comforts of home.
But they are factors the Highlanders simply must deal with if they are to push for a place in the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs.
Given the Highlanders sit seventh, three points off a playoff spot, and the Drua are ninth, four points behind the Highlanders, this is a game with significant ramifications.
Form in this fixture is with the Highlanders.
They have beaten the Drua every time they have played: 27-24 in Suva four years ago, and three consecutive wins (57-24, 39-3 and 43-20) at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Still, the Drua have won three of their past four games in the islands.
There is also the significant matter of the Highlanders’ inconsistency to address.
They have not won back-to-back games of Super Rugby since February 14 and 21 last year, and that is no way to be staging a push to be at the pointy end of the season.
The Highlanders have not been wholly convincing in any game this year, and they need to find a lot more polish and crispness if they are to beat the Drua today and the Waratahs in Dunedin next week, leaving the intimidating away games against the Chiefs and Hurricanes.
Adjusting quickly to the differences between their home stadium and the venue in Ba will also be a must.
‘‘It’s a lot different playing in Fiji from playing in Forsyth Barr,’’ Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph said from Christchurch, where the Highlanders stayed after beating Moana Pasifika in Super Round before flying to the islands.
‘‘We’ve had a good week in Christchurch, and we’ve got a number of Fijian boys in the Highlanders who are going back to play in front of their families, which should be a really good thing.
‘‘And for the team ... it’s a big game of rugby for us. We need to win it.’’
Joseph highlighted the Drua’s tendency to turn into world-beaters on home soil.
‘‘It’s hard to win in Fiji. A lot of teams above us in the ladder haven’t won up there. It’s a difficult challenge.
‘‘The Drua have won some big games of rugby. We’ve got our way of playing, and hopefully we can put them under pressure and make them make mistakes.’’
Joseph acknowledged the Highlanders did not deliver their greatest performance against Moana Pasifika but they at least banked the points.
He said star winger Caleb Tangitau was not far away from being available after working through concussion protocols, and they were waiting for results from a scan on prop Josh Bartlett’s foot.
Two Highlanders players with Fijian heritage will be keen to continue their fine form in Ba.
Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens is second in the competition for try assists (eight), while co-captain Timoci Tavatavanawai is second in post-contact metres (382) and still has an enormous lead — 21 more than the next best — in tackle breaks.
• The Highlanders will wear a limited-edition jersey celebrating their Fijian links in Ba today.
The jersey marks ‘‘the bond between us — na veiwekani ena keda maliwa’’ and has been designed by Andrew Williams.
Game-worn jerseys will be auctioned with the proceeds going to the Salvation Army to help with their work in Fiji.
Super Rugby
Ba, 4pm
Highlanders: Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens, Jonah Lowe, Tanielu Tele’a, Timoci Tavatavanawai (co-captain), Jona Nareki, Cameron Millar, Folau Fakatava, Nikora Broughton, Veveni Lasaqa, TK Howden, Mitch Dunshea, Oliver Haig, Angus Ta’avao, Jack Taylor, Ethan de Groot (co-captain). Reserves: Soane Vikena, Daniel Lienert-Brown, Saula Ma’u, Sean Withy, Lucas Casey, Adam Lennox, Taine Robinson, Xavier Tito-Harris.
Fijian Drua: Isikeli Rabitu, Frank Lomani (co-captain), Tuidraki Samusamuvodre, Virimi Vakatawa, Jojo Nasova, Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Elia Canakaivata, Kitione Salawa, Joseva Tamani, Temo Mayanavanua (co-captain), Isoa Nasilasila, Mesake Doge, Zuriel Togiatama, Haereiti Hetet. Reserves: Kavaia Tagivetaua, Emosi Tuqiri, Peni Ravai, Mesake Vocevoce, Isoa Tuwai, Philip Baselala, Kemu Valetini, Maika Tuitubou.
