Joe Schmidt, you beautiful man.
The Irish rugby head coach put the country at ease on Friday evening and drew one of the biggest roars the Late Late Show has ever heard when he pledged his future to the green and rubbished talk of England.
The New Zealand native had been linked with a move across the Irish Sea in the midst of Ireland's World Cup exit last week but Schmidt put the nation's fears on hold by stating that he is going nowhere.
On the England talk, he said it was simply a rumour that he has stabbed already but that he doesn't expect it to be around much longer.
"It will die pretty quickly," he said of the English job.
"I'm absolutely committed to the group of young men who I work with. They're such a good group. I can't wait to get started post Christmas, looking forward to the Six Nations as best we can.
"I'm simply not going anywhere."
You're welcome as long as you like, Joe.
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