Bradford Bulls skipper Robbie Paul says his team will be drawing on their experience of playing at international level when they face St Helens tonight.
The 26-year-old New Zealander also reckoned that talk by Ian Millward about ending the Bulls' unbeaten league run at valley Parade would put pressure on Saints rather than themselves.
"At the moment we are the best team," said the talented half-back.
"And St Helens can talk about pressure as much as they like, but there are no children in our team.
"Eighty to 90 per cent of our players are internationals who have played on a much bigger stage than tonight's."
Added Paul: "Pressure ain't a part of it. It is just a question of going out there and doing a job - coming up with the goods.
"When you get to this level of competition, you will see that players deal with it in a much better way.
"Maybe Ian Millward is putting pressure on himself because he has only coached at club level, not a higher level, and this is almost the greatest pressure he could face atclub level."
He continued: "This is a high-pressure game and a very important game, but it is not the most pressurised game these players have ever been in.
"A good bunch of our players have played against Australia either in the World Cup or last year or this year.
"And all the New Zealanders in our team have all played against Australia at the highest level. If you want to talk about pressure, then that's pressure!"
The live Sky TV clash may be a clash of first-versus-second, but Paul admitted: "Tonight isn't going to decide who plays in the Grand Final - that will take care of itself.
"But it is the most exciting match of the season so far and, weather-permitting, the fans will see a real cracker."
As for the Bulls' long run of success at valley Parade, Paul revealed: "We don't even think about that - it is just the way it is. But there is a reason for that - teams don't like playing us there because we are a good team."
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