Sam Warburton has no doubt about the priority of his British and Irish Lions team. It is to win the test series at all costs, even if that means dropping mid-week matches.
It's an attitude that probably won't surprise many given the toughness of this 10-match tour which will take place over the next six weeks. The schedule is tough because coach Warren Gatland wanted his men to be battle hardened before meeting the All Blacks, and he's likely to get his wish one way or another.
The Lions will play six matches before the first test at Eden Park on June 24; the NZ Provincial Barbarians, Blues, Crusaders, Highlanders, NZ Maori and Chiefs.
Gatland will be aware that the five New Zealand Super Rugby teams are among the best in the competition - the Crusaders, Chiefs, Hurricanes and Highlanders are in the top seven of the 18 teams - and the ninth-placed Blues at Eden Park next Wednesday are likely to present a stern challenge too.
The threat the Maori will possess in Rotorua hardly needs explaining either. But, starting with the Provincial Barbarians in Whangarei on Saturday, the Lions will clearly build to the first test, and if that means dropping the occasional game in order to strengthen combinations then so be it.