Friday 26 February 2016 23:14, UK
Dylan Hartley is determined to make his Twickenham debut as England captain as business-like as possible, with the 'sideshow' walk through the crowd having been abandoned.
England face Ireland in the Six Nations on Saturday in Eddie Jones' first home game since taking over as coach from Stuart Lancaster, who brought in a number of initiatives during his time in charge designed to bring the players closer to their supporters.
Among them was an early exit from the team coach at Twickenham, which left England's players to walk through the massed ranks of fans on the concourse, through the Lion Gate to their changing room in a bid to inspire players and fans alike.
But that will not be the case on Saturday with Jones requesting the coach stops as close as possible to its final destination, to the agreement of his players and Hartley.
"It's all hype, it's all sideshow. The support is brilliant and I love the fact we're in our changing rooms, familiar territory," Hartley said.
"We're at home, our turf. But it's all build-up, sideshow. It's not the game. All we are worrying about is winning the game. We can enjoy the crowd and the supporters after the game.
"We've made our decision. What's the closest we can get? The gates? We'll still be able to walk through the crowds.
"It's an extra 20 metres. James Haskell told me he got puffed walking up the stairs the other day so the last 20 metres is better for him!
"We just want to get into the changing rooms. It's just an extra... look, we know the support is there. All week we know the support's there.
"We can see out of the windows of the bus that the support's there. Personally, I just want to get into the changing room.
"I've talked to my senior players who want to get into the changing room and get the job under way. We can walk through the crowds afterwards."
