Johnny Sexton has shared the heartwarming scene of him being pretty much rugby tackled by his kids as he arrived back into Ireland.
The fly-half, who turned 37 while on Ireland's historic tour of New Zealand, was chased down by Luca, Amy and Sophie while other family members and friends of the Irish team cheered their arrival into Dublin Airport.
Reflecting on what must be a really pleasant surprise of an achievement to add to his various other accolades in an Irish and Leinster jersey, Sexton thanked the rugby community as a whole for cheering them on as they fought back from an opening test defeat against the All Blacks.
He wrote: "Home time……couldn’t have enjoyed the tour more. Special group…..Laughed from start to finish. Thank you for all the support. It means the world to us."
It was certainly an eventful series for him.
In that opening 42-19 loss, he was withdrawn with a head injury but was cleared to play in the second All Blacks fixture one week later in Dunedin.
Playing in a real cauldron under the roof, the Irish skipper and his side tightened up their defence significantly as they recorded a 22-12 victory with Sexton providing 13 of those points with his boot.
But the best was yet to come as they followed up that first win against their famed opponents on New Zealand soil by clinching the series by 32-22.
That game was a real exemplification of the old game of two halves cliche as Ireland dominated the ball and territory in the opening 40 minutes on their way to building up a 22-3 lead.
They then had to weather an inevitable All Black storm which also took an ominous turn when the two-try hero of Dunedin, Andrew Porter, was sin binned.
But apart from that one high challenge, Andy Farrell's side put in a really disciplined rearguard action to limit their foes' chances down the stretch with Sexton able to bask in the glory of what they'd achieved as he watched on from the bench for the final few minutes.
The All Blacks are at a low ebb as they sit in their lowest ever world ranking of fourth so November's fixture against the world champions South Africa may prove to be a tougher challenge.
And there is always the albatross around our necks of tending to under-perform at World Cups but for now, Sexton and Co can put their feet up for a few weeks and savour what was a groundbreaking success for Irish rugby.
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