Peter O'Mahony couldn't hide his emotions as Ireland clinched a historic series win over New Zealand. Andy Farrell's men claimed a 32-22 victory over the All Blacks in Saturday's third and final Test match.
O'Mahony is one of the elder statesman in Ireland's current squad. He has experienced the highs and lows of international rugby.
He has also been on the receiving end against the All Blacks. Which made Saturday's success even sweeter.
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O'Mahony watched the final seconds of the third Test on the sidelines. And his emotions took over as the clock ticked towards 80 minutes, the hard man reduced to tears as he sized up Ireland's colossal achievement.
The Cork man spoke to Sky Sports afterwards and summed up what the win would mean to Irish rugby - and every kid watching on from back home.
He said: "It's hard to put into words really. That (crowd) 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."
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