10 Great All Blacks haka leaders

The Kaea (leader) of the haka holds the special responsibility of continuing tradition and representing an entire nation on the world stage.

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[christophec]

Piri Weepu is my favorite. Specially during 2011 World Cup. What a strong voice he had.

[ThunderTurbo]

I have absolutely no Maori heritage but the Haka awakens the beast inside I swear

[angelocaduto]

Tana Umaga leading the first kapa o pango makes me feel like I could run through a brick wall. Like I could fight a dragon and win.

[Thechosenfool]

I'm a proud Englishman but whenever I see the Haka performed by the NZ All Blacks it sends a shiver down my spine - superb stuff

[thatswhatisaid]

I remember seeing the first Kapa o Pango lead by Tana when I was 15years old and it blew my mind. It was all anyone was talking about school for the next week. In my opinion the best Kapa o Ponga ever.

[MonkeyJmpr]

TJ Perenara and that vicious slap rule supreme

[via-anghelmagahum]

I’m American and I’ve always admired the Haka dance. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen and it’s amazing how this old tradition continues to survive. And how all the people take it so so so so seriously. I mean they seem to have so much respect for it and it’s amazing. I have so many questions!

1. What does the sticking out the tongue mean? I’ve seen in so many times, it’s gotta mean something.

2. What language is that? It sounds so cool.

3. This was an ancient war cry right? So what happened then? Like does this happen to prepare for war or right before the war like to scare enemies or something?

4. Does each movement mean something? I mean they all look amazing together!

[mthunziphakathi]

The most chills I ever got was when Tana lead it against the Boks. I was in varsity, early morning for us. We knew it was on by the end of it. Silence from everyone, others woke up at that moment. The game was amazing as well.

[NZENZN]

Rico Gear is the absolute goat at haka in rugby, no one comes close to him, he knows the Reo, knows how to lead a proper haka, can pronounce the words and has that extra mana

[ivalemfana]

UMaga was like a reincarnation of an actual warrior bro 😂

[WillisMacrilis]

Tana's my favourite, elite team there

[gorillakingsa]

As a 1.94m 108kg Afrikaner, Liam Messam struck absolute fear into my heart. The goat imo

[yasuke]

Something about Messams voice gives me goosebumps. Like a king who leads from the fronline

[michaelstevens]

As much as I'm not new zealand. I will always have respect for the haka

[leenafernando]

🙏🖤✨They beat the opposition even before the match starts 🖤✌️✌️✌️💪

[Dude-etiquette]

I can never get enough of the Hakka. Love NZ people

[andrewrobinson]

Piri for me. By no means qualified here but we were taught at high school to keep it slow with strong actions. Piri nailed that in 2011 and it struck that spirituality, fear and motivation into my heart. Think the crowd being Kiwi helped with the overall atmosphere.

Honourable mention goes to Messam. Got those Tuakana vibes about him - amazing leader for AB’s, Sevens and Chiefs over the years

[kenshinhimura]

Native American (Apache). I must admit, watching this awakens the wild in me...loving it! 🤘🤘🤘

[PabloGarcia-sjpm]

Umaga y Perenara son los Kaeas que más energía transmitían🙌❤️🤟💪

[SamK-gwpq]

HAKA is soul howling. I proud of playing