With two rounds of the Six Nations still to play, Ireland look like heavy favourites to go and claim a second successive Grand Slam over the coming weeks.
Andy Farrell's men have certainly been the best team up to this point in championship, impressing in each of their three games so far. In contrast, all of the other five nations in the competition have lost at least once and largely failed to catch the eye.
Ireland still have games against England and Scotland to come, both of which they will be favourites to win.
While a Six Nations triumph will be their sole focus over the coming weeks, the defending champions could also break some impressive records along the way.
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Ireland could break some more records in 2024 Six Nations
Ireland's victory over Wales on Saturday afternoon was their 11th consecutive win in the Six Nations, a run that stretches all the way back to February of 2021.
In fact, that tally of 11 wins on the bounce has levelled the all-time record in the Six Nations era, which England achieved between 2015-2017. A win in Twickenham next week will see them surpass that mark.
The triumph over Wales also represented Ireland's 18th consecutive home victory, setting a new record for the team. The previous mark was 12 wins set under Joe Schmidt.
Only England (22) and New Zealand (30) have managed more home wins on the spin in the history of the sport.
18 - @IrishRugby have now won each of their last 18 home Test matches, their longest ever such run – only England (22 between 1999-2003) & New Zealand (30 between 2003-2008 and 47 between 2009-2017) have recorded longer winning runs on home soil in men’s T1 Test rugby. Emphatic. pic.twitter.com/zEi9Qb94IF
— OptaJonny (@OptaJonny) February 24, 2024
Ireland could match that English mark by the end of 2024 if they win their remaining home fixtures.
The Irish will also look to become the first side to win consecutive Grand Slams in the Six Nations era. France were the last side to do so in 1997 and 1998, two years before Italy joined the competition.
From an individual perspective, Dan Sheehan's scoring prowess has already written him into the record books.
By scoring a try against Wales (his fourth of the championship), he brought his all-time Six Nations tally to seven tries. That has already overhauled Jamie George's previous record of six, a lead he will be hoping to extend over the coming weeks.
In fact, a hooker has never finished as the competition's try scorer in any edition since it was rebranded as the Six Nations back in 2000. Sheehan currently sits one try behind Scotland's Duhan van der Merwe in the standings and will be hoping to overtake him over the next couple of games.
With team and individual records on the line, as well as a championship on potential Grand Slam, Ireland certainly have a lot to play for over the coming weeks.
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