There were surreal scenes towards the end of Ireland's win over New Zealand with Peter O'Mahony shedding tears as he watched on from the sideline.
The 32-year-old is part of the old guard in the current Irish setup so he really appreciates what an achievement a series win in New Zealand is since he would have played with so many legends who never even beat them once in any setting.
For that reason, he was in bits as it became clear that the hosts weren't going to be able to reel in Ireland's two-score lead.
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While the match was still ongoing our subs began screaming in celebration with lots of back slapping among the younger guys while the likes of O'Mahony and Johnny Sexton noticeably stood there in disbelief.
Afterwards the Cork native just about composed himself enough to give an interview to Sky Sports.
In it, he said: "It's hard to put into words really, that says a lot behind me.
"It's never been done before to win here, to get a series win probably wasn't something you thought about as a young fella.
"But now the young fellas at home will be dreaming of playing for Ireland and winning over here.
"It'll have been done before and it'll never be the task that it was, but it will never be taken away from that group that they were the first ones to do it. Not only to win once but win a series here.
"We always believe we can win, we know the work we put in, it's an honest group of people. An incredible group of people.
"We're all very lucky to have incredible backing from our families at home, we're all good friends, our coaches. These days are made by groups of people.
"The people you have in the background, not just here but at home as well. It means a huge amount for us and a huge amount for them.
"For the kids at home it's a new path made for them."
Andy Farrell's side were full value for the win as they played one of the most complete 40 minutes in Irish rugby history to build up a 22-3 half-time lead.
While they did have to weather a partial All Black comeback, they held firm defensively for the most part and replacement hooker Rob Herring's flexible finish re-established a position of strength from which they never looked like losing.
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