St Helens coach Kristian Woolf has been learning about West Cumbria from his Whitehaven-born forward Kyle Amor.
He will will find out for himself on Saturday when Saints take on Whitehaven in the sixth round of the Challenge Cup.
“I’ve had a chat to Kyle and I could tell from his conversation that it’s obviously something that’s really exciting for the area and for the town.
“I could see that he was beaming and really excited about the opportunity to go back and play there. I think it’s great.”
He’s been warned, too, on what he might expect his team will find at the LEL Arena.
Woolf said: “I’d expect them to play the best possible game of footy they can come up with.
“I expect they’ll play with a real energy and intensity, and like there’s no repercussions. They’ve nothing to lose and will chance their hand.
“We expect a bit of a heavy field, the grass might be a bit longer, things like that. That’s all part of the experience and part of the challenge.
“We need to make sure we go up there and be who we are as a team. Those other little things just add to the challenge.”
Woolf will also be looking for a response from his side as they slipped to their first defeat of the season on Saturday.
Defeat at Toulouse Olympique made it five wins from six games.
At Whitehaven the focus will be on beginning their bid to retain the Challenge Cup, a trophy they won for the first time in 13 years last term when they beat Castleford Tigers at Wembley.
It is the first time in a decade, since visiting Oldham for a 76-0 win in the last-16 of 2012, that Saints have gone away to a lower-league club in the Challenge Cup.
Winger Regan Grace could return as soon as this week having been out since pre-season with bicep injury, but Alex Walmsley (hamstring) won’t feature.
