With the deadline to apply for tickets for the World Cup having passed on Monday evening, there are banners up all around Exeter promoting the event.
Sandy Park will host three matches in the biggest sporting event to hit the city, and demand has been high for tickets.
Two of the matches – Tonga v Namibia and Italy v Romania – were set to go to a ballot long before the window closed at 6pm on Monday.
People travelling around the city would have had their memories jogged about the tournament by the signs up in various places.
As well as images of fans, one face dominates the posters – that of Harlequins' England captain Chris Robshaw.
So perhaps it was appropriate that a year and a day before the stadium hosts its first match in the global spectacular that Robshaw graced the turf with his fellow Quins players.
But while he is the man whose national fame is helping to promote the event locally, it was someone local who was the main talking point nationally afterwards.
If the pundits get their way, Chiefs centre Henry Slade will be running out at Twickenham in a white jersey alongside Robshaw before too long.
The 21-year-old has won rave reviews in all four matches this season, having switched to the No. 13 jersey from his more accustomed position of fly-half.
The Devonian has been assured in defence – even against human wrecking ball Manu Tuilagi – has shown a fleet of foot to expose gaps in defences and his long-range kicking has complemented Gareth Steenson's deadly boot superbly.
If his prospects of a rapid rise up the international pecking order were being talked up before Sunday's 36-13 win, his showing only served to help turn the whispers into a crescendo.
Overcoming a cut above his left eye in the warm-up, the former England under-20s playmaker turned in another impressive display alongside Sam Hill in the midfield, capped by scoring his first Premiership try. He kicked two penalties from distance and wide angles along the way for good measure.
There is no doubt that Slade is well thought of within the England hierarchy, having been vice-captain for their non-cap game against the Barbarians in June.
However, he had only started one league match in the centre for Exeter before this season so there are some parts of the clamour to get him into the England starting XV ASAP that sit uncomfortably with me.
He needs time to properly learn his new position, let alone the demands required at the highest level of all.
But Slade seems to be taking everything in his stride so far, and certainly has all the attributes required to be successful in the international arena.
The risk is Stuart Lancaster promoting him too soon and breaking his confidence or stunting his growth as a player if things don't work out as wished in an England jersey.
On the flip side, no one will ever know if he's ready unless he's given a chance, and with England crying out for a distributor in the midfield – Billy Twelvetrees hardly fits the bill – Slade could see his opportunity arrive in the very near future.
The World Cup is now less than a year away, and although Robshaw is the face of the build-up, Slade could be the one talked about more afterwards.
