For 10 or 15 minutes after full-time in Ireland games, the Aviva Stadium pitch looks like a creche.
Johnny Sexton once said his son Luca knew he could only come onto the pitch after games if Ireland won. It's been a while since that policy needed to be put to the test.
It's three years to the day since Ireland's last defeat at the Aviva Stadium, a drab 15-13 Six Nations loss to France. The Covid-19 guidelines of the time meant that even if Ireland had won that day, there was nobody in the ground to see it.
Andy Farrell's side have now won 16 games in a row at the Aviva Stadium, and every time they add to that run, we see the players getting to enjoy those little moments with their families.
The gates open, and the kids come out. Some come out for a run around, and if they're big enough, have a kickabout. Others sit up on Dad's shoulders. Others aren't even old enough to know what's going on.
Finlay Bealham is the latest player to join the Dad Club, with the tighthead and his wife Sarah welcoming a baby boy, Jaoquin, into the world last week.
And for James Lowe, whose own son Nico is just under a year old, those moments after the game have become extra special.
"It's cool, it's really, really cool," he says.
"There's a lot of kids running around. I’m sure you saw it after the game as well, everyone’s kids are down there."
Farrell's emphasis on creating a family-friendly environment has been mentioned consistently by other players in the last couple of years.
Even aside from the post-match moments with their kids on the pitch, it's clear there's a big emphasis on having a healthy work and life balance for the players. Before and during the World Cup, players were given more time to spend with their loved ones, while on milestone moments like debuts or landmark caps, parents, partners and kids have been brought in to be involved in jersey presentations, to share the special occasions.
And Lowe says it's an important way to say thank you to those who sacrifice a lot.
"It's a big part of it, getting wives and partners involved because at the end of the day, they’re the ones who probably cop most of it, you know, whether you’re having a good or a bad day, they’re a bit of a sounding board.
"My wife is pretty good at it, I’m not going to lie. When we win, they win as well, because they’re holding down the fort at home.
"It's tough sometimes. As amazing as rugby is, it still takes away things. It takes you away from family.
"I got home from France last week and I was so grumpy. My poor wife, man, she bloomin'... she took it in her stride, as she always does, and she understands.
"Every now and then you do have to step back and appreciate what it's [rugby] given you, and where it’s taken you. At the end of the day, I love rugby and I’m going to do it for as long as I can."
Right now, the 31-year-old looks at the top of his game.
Lowe was given some extra time off after the World Cup to head home to New Zealand, while a minor injury upon his return delayed his reappearance for Leinster until 13 January.
Rather than creating rust, the beak appears to have done him good, and despite a lack of gametime he's looked razor sharp in Ireland's opening two Guinness Six Nations games, winning player of the match in Sunday's 36-0 win against Italy, while also being one of the standout players in the previous week's victory against France.
"I feel like things are falling into place pretty well, my body is feeling good, I'm getting minutes.
"Defensively, week-on-week, I’m getting good reads and picking off passes. I probably just want to get my hands on the ball more, I’m not going to lie, trying to find ways of getting into the game.
"I’m happy but obviously we’re only two rounds in. I can’t just stop now. We’ll pick apart our game and see where we could have made more of a difference individually and collectively and we’ll go from there and hopefully we’ll be able to get even better for Wales in two weeks’ time."
With the next game against Wales not until 24 February, the Irish players are enjoying some downtime ahead of regathering on Thursday and Friday for a short training camp.
The defending champions have looked by far the most settled across their opening two games of the championship, with bonus-point wins against both France and Italy.
And Lowe says their big focus has been around nailing the basics of the game.
"It's a simple game when you do all of that right. You just get your set-piece right, you get your ruck sorted, you play in the right areas of the field, and you put pressure on. It’s a simple game but the other team is trying to do that to you as well.
"So we’re just in a good place at the moment and, like you said, doing the basics right. Our set-piece has been outstanding these last two weeks. To go away to Marseille and for our forwards to deliver the way they did, and again today [against Italy], in the way that they did, it makes it easier as a back line to get a bit of front-foot ball."
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