Māori All Blacks perform their haka against Ireland

The Māori All Blacks perform their haka Te Tīmatanga in tribute to the late Sean Wainui ahead of their clash against Ireland in Hamilton.

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[danielhoffman]

One thing I love about this is that the entire team does the haka and takes great pride in it, not just the ethnic Māori

[ludofurby]

It might be little but the fact that the irish player who putted the shirt down in front of the All Blacks as a tribute to their dead player, he never showed his back, he walked backwards which is a great sign of respect you can give to a person. Someone who shows his back at you means that he doesn't care about you or what is happening. Great move from him! 👍👍
P.S. it was amazing! 🤯🤯

[joannesaunders]

The amount of respect shown between these two teams over the years is incredible. Win or lose they always have an amazing amount of respect and camaraderie

[ilovemuslimfood]

Wait, so the All Blacks did this haka in memoriam for one of the players of the opposing team? Mad respect! I have no words for how incredible this makes me feel!

[Juls.]

For those who don’t know this Haka is actually paying respect to the opposing teams player that passed away

[garyneugebauer]

This is what makes rugby such a special sport but in particular the Mana that New Zealand has and the ability to continue that through Māori traditions is something we can never lose for the world.

[Biotoze]

Man the Haka is the greatest thing that has ever been culturally shared imo.

[southwestsearch]

The Haka never gets old, no matter how many times you watch it.

[michellefey]

When the little boy waved to the Maori players and some waved back made me tear up. That was a show of respect for the son of a fallen and much respected opponent that you rarely see anymore.

[gustavodominguez]

The irish should've started to tap dance

[swingham]

Credit to all, NZR, Maori Rugby, Irish R.U. for not forgetting those who have passed.
The respect shown by Ireland before & after this game will stay with me forever, Bundi Aki giving Hongi’s, the Irish lining up to clap the Maori off, this is what sport is about for me.
Im sure the Wainui whanau are proud tonight, thank you to all who made these decisions

[VieenRennes]

"Soccer is a gentleman's game, played by hooligans. Rugby is a hooligans game, played by gentleman." What amazing respect and honour.

[felixochieng]

This one is so special and so emotional

[tomsawyer]

The way the little boy’s eyes were fixed on the Māori men… and they waved at him. God damn, the feels…

[carlosdanger]

Man, I didn't expect to shed real tears at the end there with that moment with their lost team mates wife and kids. You could see in their eyes that instead of crying they will dedicate their rage that night to him.

[shanngatihine]

Proud of the boys, fantastic tribute. Thank you Ireland for putting up a great fight, great rugby tonight.

[davidsdiamond]

The power, the fierce pride, and their love of culture gives me goosebumps on top of goosebumps.

[takingafence]

Could not help but shed tears, my wife rubbed my shoulder asking of i was ok, looking at my tamariki playing in the lounge i couldnt help but feel aroha for Sean Wainui's whanau and the team as he meant so much to the Maori All Blacks and New Zealand rugby. I watched and cheered to such an extent i was told off! So very proud, Maori!

[yeoldcap]

Love the absolute respect Rugby players show to each other. They go into battle and win or lose they applaud each other as warriors at the end of the game.

[SinEunwoo]

우연찮게 인스타그램 보다 여기까지 왔는데 진짜 웅장하다 하카가 상대방의 강함을 인정하고 팀을 독려하는 의식이라고 하는데 진짜 멋있다 꼭 한번 뉴질랜드가서 보고싶네!