More people watched the nerve-shredding denouement to England's victory over France at Twickenham than Ireland's victory against Scotland in last weekend's Six Nations Championship according to the official viewing figures released by RTE.
The figures for the Irish game produced a peak of 852,380 viewers at exactly 4.15pm on the Saturday afternoon, probably just in time to watch Jamie Heaslip’s try saving tackle on Scottish fullback, Stuart Hogg.
Obviously Ireland's Six Nations aspirations were dependent on how England fared later on that afternoon and at four minutes to seven o'clock, RTE recorded a peak viewership of 891,030, no doubt willing French scrumhalf Rory Kockott to kick the ball into touch to signal the end of a fraught end-game from an Irish perspective.
The average figures for the Irish match were 697,000, a 65% share of the available television audience, while the station’s audience reach (those who tune in for at least a minute) was 1.06 million. The English match had an average of 656,500 viewers for a 55 per cent share with a reach of 1.3 million.
The final day of the 2015 Six Nations produced a record number of points, a record number of tries and in the UK it received a record number of viewers.
The BBC got a peak audience of 9.63 million for England's scintillating but ultimately doomed 55-35 win over France, while 5.1 million tuned in to watch eventual champions Ireland beat Scotland and 4.1 million witnessed Wales rout Italy in the day's early kick off.
The BBC website also saw record traffic, with the 8.22 million unique browsers eclipsing the 8.03 million benchmark set during the 2012 London Olympics.
As well as at home the final day of the tournament was also keenly followed around the globe, with The Irish Times liveblog hitting record figures as people watched the action from various far flung outposts.
"Following from Sydney and have just woken up my French hubby by doing an Irish victory lap of the bedroom!" said Fiona Floyd.
Stephen in Boston said: "An unbelievable day of rugby and result for the Irish, time for a Guinness."
Donal Dowling had the pleasure of watching the drama unfold with an Englishman, he said: "Brilliant! In my office in the Gulf of the Mexico with an English colleague, he's very nervous."
An Ireland fan called Conor was in for a lively night after the final act, he said: "Allez Les Bleus! 2.30am in Thailand, no chance of sleep now though."
