It didn't take long for Mack Hansen’s three-try salvo to drop down the pecking order of great Irish hat-tricks.
The Connacht back lit up Aviva Stadium on Saturday night with a maiden first-half hat-trick in the professional rugby era for Ireland.
There was just 22 minutes between his first and third as Ireland racked up a record 46-19 winning margin over Australia.
However, not even 20 hours had passed before a certain Troy Parrott got his top two studs to a bouncing ball in the Hungary box to send the nation into meltdown, completing his hat-trick and sending Ireland into a World Cup play-off.
Social media can immaturely rant about 'my sport being better than your sport’ but the Republic of Ireland footballers have the full support of their rugby counterparts.
"Yeah, it was brilliant," Ireland lock James Ryan told RTÉ Sport after the squad trained in Blanchardstown on Tuesday afternoon ahead of Saturday's final November Test against South Africa.
"A good few lads went to the [Portugal] game last weekend.
"[The Hungary game was] amazing, amazing game to watch, couldn't believe it at the end.
"I watched it at home, we were back in camp Sunday evening but I watched it at home, it was class.
"It was cool. The play-offs are March? So yeah, that's exciting."
Hansen's three tries had the limelight for less than a day and Ryan added with a smile: "No, his hat-trick's irrelevant really, isn't it."
Ireland, who lost to New Zealand and beat Japan and the Wallabies, face the world champions in Dublin at the weekend.
"I think we are little bit closer to where we want to be," said the 29-year-old, who won his 75th cap at the weekend.
"We've had a little bit of a mixed campaign. We definitely started poorly against New Zealand and we were much better against Japan, better again against Australia.
"So for us, this weekend is just about putting it all together and it's going to need definitely our most complete performance yet.
"South Africa are a team that challenge you in every part of the game, in the air, on the ground.
"It's going to need to be our best performance in quite a while.
"It's hugely exciting for us. They are the best team in the world. We love to come to down so we can't wait."
All the players trained today, including Connacht wing Shayne Bolton, who had travelled to Chicago to face the All Blacks as a ‘cover’ player, while Josh van der Flier and Garry Ringrose, who both missed the Wallabies match, are also back.
"The mood is good, we stayed in the K Club yesterday and did all our bits there which was good, so it's a good prep day for today's session," said assistant coach Simon Easterby.
"The lads have trained well today, I've literally just run across from the training paddock now so it's a good session.
"Yeah, for sure but it's been a good weekend for [Josh and Garry], I guess, getting through what they needed to do in terms of their rehab and they've hit the ground running yesterday and today."
While Andy Farrell’s side scored six tries and largely dominated, Australia, in their 14th Test of the year, looked a tired outfit.
Joe Schmidt’s side lost 18 turnovers, including six lineouts, missed 20 tackles, and made just two line breaks to Ireland’s seven.
Easterby, however, said the match review didn’t change their outlook on the victory.
"I think Australia have actually gone well during the Rugby Championship," he said.
"Maybe there's been a bit of inconsistencies and they're at the end of a long season for them, they've done a lot of travel but I think we've beaten a good side.
"We saw how they grew into the Lions series and then into the Rugby Championship, where they went away from home and beat teams, so I think we'll certainly take the positives from the game but also understand we need to get better each week.
"I think we've been doing that across the series of three games so far and that'll need to be the case this weekend against South Africa."
Asked if facing Rassie Erasmus’s side, who beat France and Italy in the last two weeks, necessitates a different approach, he said: "I think you understand that they have strengths that other teams don't have and you've got to find a few weaknesses as well so we need to be better at what we do with and without the ball.
"That includes our physicality, it includes the ability for us to stop a team scoring tries when they get into our 22, which we weren't good enough at on the weekend.
"That's international rugby and it doesn't matter who you play, the physicality has to be a given."
Ireland will name their team on Thursday afternoon.
Listen to the RTÉ Rugby podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Watch Ireland v South Africa in the Quilter Nations Series on Saturday from 4.30pm on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on the RTÉ News App and on rte.ie/sport. Listen to live commentary on RTÉ Radio 1
