He may have got the last laugh against the Brumbies a few weeks ago, but Daniel Botha is fully aware of the challenge that awaits the Waratahs in the nation's capital.
The Tahs have not won in Canberra since 2018, but after breaking their losing streak in Sydney back in March, Botha is determined to make this opportunity count.
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"There's a lot of history in that game," Botha told reporters.
"It was hammed up quite a bit the last time we played them with the streak. Winning against them once isn't enough."
Following results over the weekend, the Hurricanes victory over the Brumbies has pushed the Waratahs out of finals contention - and it comes at a difficult time, with Dan McKellar's men set for one of the harder runs home this season.
Botha admits the season already feels like finals footy.
"There's definitely pressure around it," The Tahs prop conceded.
"We've spoken about that, about it being the business end of the season.
"We can either choose to take those opportunities or not. I think everyone in this team and staff included are really just focusing on it every day.
"At the moment, we're really focusing on our daily habits.
We're looking at consistency and breaking that down. It just comes back to our daily actions. If you don't rise to the level of performance, you fall back down to your daily habits.
"I think it's really important that we keep hammering away at those and focus on those little things. Then the big picture should take care of itself."
While in competition with Wallaby prop Taniela Tupou, Botha has relished the chance to get more game time in 2025 - and has put pen to paper to recommit to the Tahs for another two years.
"My heart's at the Waratahs. I grew up supporting the club," said Botha.
"It's been on my board in my bedroom for a few years now to be a starter.
"I think I'm in the right place in terms of developing my game with Palms [Dan Palmer] and [Dan] McKellar and Caddy [Mike Catt]. I'm really excited with what's coming up in the future, as well as in Australian rugby.
"I've battled with injuries over the last couple of years, so it's been good playing consistent rugby and training consistently.
"It's been super competitive between me and him [Taniela], still is. We're a different style of prop. He's really, really powerful. I'm probably a little bit fitter.
"It's what the coaches are looking for. He's been a massive help in terms of technical, scrumming stuff. He's always given me pointers."
While Brumbies scrumhalf Klayton Thorn revealed he's been talking to fellow Gungahlin alumni, now Waratahs assistant coach Lachlan McCaffrey in the lead up to the rematch, Botha was more coy about the pre-match chat.
"Tom Hooper did a WWE move on me [in Sydney]," Botha laughed.
"Hopefully, he doesn't do it again. Maybe [this weekend] I'll do a Rey Mysterio 619 or something."
