James Haskell has backed Wasps team-mate Elliot Daly to handle the seven-day gap between the 100-minute Premiership final and his potential British and Irish Lions debut.
England centre Daly has been promoted to the Lions' bench for Saturday's Sky Live tour opener against the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians, answering the call after Jared Payne's calf strain.
The 24-year-old ran in a try and played the full 100 minutes in Wasps' extra time 23-20 defeat to Exeter Chiefs in last weekend's Premiership final - and now finds himself whisked into a potential whirlwind Lions bow.
Wasps flanker Haskell insisted Daly would be fully ready to feature this weekend however, despite that marathon final - and having also only arrived in New Zealand on Wednesday.
"He'll be fine - we keep saying we'll train at 70 per cent to ease ourselves in, but the boys are going at 200 per cent," said Haskell.
"And the eagerness, desire and excitement around wanting to play, it's difficult to put a lid on it.
"I think however tired Elliot might have felt, as soon as he had the chance to play, he's bursting out of himself for it.
"As soon as I started training, I felt fine. I turned up after the weekend barely able to walk having played 100 minutes of rugby in that final.
"But then you come here, remember it's a once in a lifetime opportunity, and you just get on with it.
"He's young, he hasn't been playing as long as some of the boys, so he'll definitely just get on with it."
A recent poll in New Zealand showed 78 per cent of those quizzed could not name a single Lions player, but Haskell was left unmoved by the news.
The back-rower enjoyed a stint with Super Rugby outfit the Highlanders in 2012, and insisted there is no malice in the All Blacks fans not keeping up to speed with rugby events around the globe.
"When I lived over here I learned the Kiwis just focus on New Zealand, but there's genuinely nothing in that, that's just how people here are," said Haskell.
"We've played sides before and I know they couldn't necessarily name players, but that's not important. If we play well there's no doubt people will take notice."