Munster forward CJ Stander picked up the first senior medal of his career after helping Ireland complete the Grand Slam in the Six Nations earlier this month.
The 27-year-old now has his sights set on more silverware as he prepares to return to action with Munster when they host French side Toulon in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup on Saturday afternoon, live on Sky Sports Action.
Munster earned the home tie by topping Pool 4 in the group stage, while Toulon had to settle for second place behind Scarlets in Pool 5.
The two teams have met once before in the knockout stage when Toulon prevailed 24-16 in a semi-final clash in Marseille in 2014.
That was a hard-fought game, with Jonny Wilkinson booting over 21 of Toulon's points, and Stander, who was part of the Munster team that day, is expecting another intense contest at a sold-out Thomond Park this weekend.
The No 8 is especially wary of the attacking talents of the likes of Toulon captain Mathieu Bastareaud, his fellow centre Ma'a Nonu and hooker Guilhem Guirado.
"It's a very good side, with big, big men," Stander told Sky Sports.
"I think Bastareaud is playing some of his best rugby again. It's a game that you need to make sure you look after the ball, because they will take it away from you at every breakdown.
"It's a team, that especially when we played them in Marseille, they took away our kicking game, they took away our physicality, our ball-carriers and our defence - they just ran through it because they have big ball-carriers.
"They've got Nonu, they've got Guirado, who is playing unbelievable rugby, and it's a team from one to 23 - second half, the big boys come on from the bench, people who can play rugby."
Despite singing the praises of Toulon, Stander says Munster cannot afford to concentrate too much on the opposition as they must get their own preparations right.
He added: "Look at them and know what they do and know who they are, but play your game, because if you look at their game and want to play their game, you are going to come second.
"I think experienced players from our side need to let the rest of them be calm and we prepare as well as we can. That's it."
This year's Champions Cup final will be played in Bilbao on May 12 and there remains the prospect of an all-Irish final against Leinster, who host Saracens in the last eight on Sunday.
Stander admits that is an attractive prospect, but he remains focused on the clash with Toulon.
"It's something to look forward to, but first things first," he said. "You need to go past the first hurdle to get to the last one."