Highlanders co-captain Nasi Manu will probably look back at those million or so selfies with a chuckle.
Two days after the Highlanders' glorious Super rugby triumph, the big No 8's eye was still looking banged up at the victory parade in George St yesterday.
He travelled up front with coach Jamie Joseph, fellow co-captain Ben Smith and the trophy, of course.
Perhaps 12,000 fans - about the same number of players who tried to pull down Elliot Dixon before he got to the try line just before half-time in the final - flooded into the city centre to help the team celebrate.
When the parade came to a halt in the Octagon, Ben Smith reached for his wee daughter, Annabelle (nearly 4 months).
Joseph looked resplendent draped in a stray pink streamer and sporting a broad, infectious smile.
The three champions made their way to the stage with their trophy.
The rest of the team joined them once they had forged their way through the mob.
Dixon made a late arrival to rapturous applause midway through Smith's speech.
Lock Joe Wheeler turned up resplendent in tartan cap and dark glasses. With a croaky voice, he led the crowd in a Waisake Naholo chant.
Later, Manu busted out that Highlanders' chant: ''Hands up ... We are the champs ... Close together, like brothers. Who are we? The Highlanders ... Tick, tick, boom!''
Along the way, the parade passed to the beat of island drums saluting the players of Pacific Island heritage.
Tony Henry was one of six Cook Island drummers belting out rhythmic support for the players.
''We wanted to show our love for the boys.''
Players including Lima Sopoaga, Malakai Fekitoa, Patrick Osborne and Naholo danced and hollered as their vehicles passed the group.
''It's special, bro,'' Sopoaga said.
''You know, my family's here. It's the best days of our lives.''
It was stirring stuff, even if southern crowds can be awfully polite and a little reserved. Waving a flag is one thing, but dancing about in public is another.
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull, though, summed it up rather nicely.
''Can I say we are not just proud of them for winning, but we are proud of them for the way they won.
''It is a triumph of self-belief ... [and] of confidence over negativity,'' Mr Cull said.
''It is a triumph of discipline and a triumph of teamwork rather than just relying on a few stars, although actually they are definitely all stars.''
