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Peace dance! A call for more fancy footwork at the Rugby World Cup
Peace dance! A call for more fancy footwork at the Rugby World Cup
Friday, 09 September 2011
Dance away the heartache: perennial Kiwi underachievers do the haka
We’ve long grown used to culturally themed opening ceremonies for big sporting events, but when New Zealand and Tonga come together this morning for the first match in the Rugby World Cup 2011, there won’t just be singing and dancing in the pre-match jamboree, but in the actual game as well.
We’ve long grown used to culturally themed opening ceremonies for big sporting events, but when New Zealand and Tonga come together this morning for the first match in the Rugby World Cup 2011, there won’t just be singing and dancing in the pre-match jamboree, but in the actual game as well.
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