Knowing the Crusaders ability to latch onto the perceived weaknesses of opponents, the Hurricanes have been working on correcting their lineout play ahead of Sunday's Super Rugby Aotearoa game in Wellington.
Assistant coach Chris Gibbes said Sunday's loss to the Blues was not helped by a disappointing lineout effort.
Gibbes said the lineout had not functioned as well as they had planned but it was something that could be fixed.
He said credit had to be given to the Blues as they had improved their lineout but the Hurricanes had contributed to their effort by the time it took them to set up and some of the options they had taken.
"That's what happens under pressure, those things come under the pump and if it's not drilled down 100 per cent it can come unravelled and that's a little bit what happened. We can fix it and we need to, and the boys are pretty determined to get it right," he said.
There were lessons to be learned from any loss and he felt what they had learned against the Blues would help them in the future.
That had been seen in the regular Super Rugby season when they lost their first game to the Stormers but had responded well afterwards by applying the lessons learned.
"We have to learn and learn quickly. This competition is going to be over before we know it.
"It's been a bit of a boot in the arse for us, and it comes at a pretty good time," he said.
Prinseep said he had been sore getting out of bed the day after the game, but that was expected as it usually took a week or two for bodies to adjust to a return to play.
It was clear it was going to take a full squad effort to get through the campaign, and with all involved, there was a chance to build combinations and trust.
In reviewing the Blues loss, he said they had performed well in the first half. There had been a passage after halftime where their discipline let them down and where they hadn't adjusted to the referee's calls and that had been when the Blues struck.
Prinseep said with the changed emphasis in law interpretations communication between the authorities and coaches had been good. As a result, players had a good idea of what was coming but applying that in a game was always a test.
"For me, making sure you come in from the right angles, square rather than coming from the side as a tackler making sure you roll and get out right away. I thought about that before the game but I still have a bit of work to do," he said.
The side's lineouts had been disappointing and that was due to multiple factors, he said. They had reviewed that were confident they could rectify that before playing the Crusaders.
"It's going to be a big challenge, a big test but one we are looking forward to," he said.