Lithuania have written their name into rugby's history books after beating Serbia 77-5 to record an 18th consecutive Test victory and surpass the previous record in the men's game held by New Zealand and South Africa.
Lithuania's run began in May 2006 with a 23-17 away win over Hungary and has now seen them beat 12 different countries across Europe.
Lithuania have already secured the Division 3A title and promotion to the third level of the European Nations Cup, but the record also provides a confidence boost ahead of their Rugby World Cup 2011 qualifier with Ukraine next month.
The All Blacks had set the record of 17 consecutive Test matches between September 18, 1965 and June 6, 1969, a sequence ended with a 17-6 loss to South Africa in Pretoria in July 1970.
The Springboks, then world champions after their success at RWC 1995, equalled this run between August 23, 1997 and November 27, 1998 with England's 13-7 win at Twickenham a week later denying them the record outright.
