No stone has been left unturned in preparation for one of the tougher playing environments in the competition.
Captain for the game, hooker Codie Taylor said while he had been preparing in a sauna at his home, the difference to the reality in Fiji was that you don't run around in a sauna when at home.
"It's going to be pretty tough. But, we've got things in place to deal with heat exposure."
Taylor said that a win will require overcoming some pain, and the team that stays most connected while succeeding in the basics will win the game.
Taylor last played in Fiji in 2017 in a game against the Chiefs. That game was at night, but he hadn't played during the afternoon there.
"There's a lot of stuff we're trying to do to deal with it, but the reality is once you're there, it's probably a different story and you've just got to turn up with the right mindset to go."
But the lessons of the loss to Moana Pasifika are still raw.
"We got out-physicaled and we can't think that if we go to Fiji and they're not going to be up for that same challenge, we're probably going to get a rude awakening again.
"We know what's required. But we've moved forward and it's a great challenge for this group to step up."
Taylor said the Drua are a confident side and a tough nut to crack at home. And the fact they lost the week before their bye will have them wanting to gain some respect.
"The last two times we played them, they've dealt to us at the breakdown and managed to come away with wins, and the breakdown was an issue last week against Moana Pasifika."
Turning that around involved individual skill sets, nailing tackles and not letting big forwards gather momentum.
But the Drua also had more flair for keeping the ball alive while creating offload opportunities.
Sevu Reece is to start at centre, a first in Super Rugby.
Coach Rob Penney said he had played at centre at times from the bench during games and had done a great job.
"So, we've given him an opportunity to that in Suva."
Penney said their failure in the Moana Pasifika game was not doing an effective job anywhere on the field and not performing upfront.
That created pressure through the rest of the side.
"It's more about the best group to do a job in Fiji and we feel Sevu's ready and unleashing him there is the right thing."
They were also conscious of the international strength on the Drua bench and they needed to be able to counter that.
Reece said the centre was not an unusual position for him. He had played there regularly before joining the Crusaders, and it was when joining them that he played on the wing.
His goal had long been to play at centre and test himself against the best, and he is excited for the challenge.
"What a place to play centre, in front of my family back in Fiji."
He said he would be able to get more involved in all areas, like tackling and getting over the ball at the breakdown.
Starting, whether on the wing or at centre, also gives him the chance to become the highest try scorer in Super Rugby history, and he said it was something he had thought about this week and how special it would be to achieve it on home soil.