NEW  ZEALAND
FOLK * SONG 		Ka Mate

3. How to respond to the challenge
Ka Mate
1. The Ka Mate chant
2. The Ka Mate actions
3. Responding to Ka Mate
4. Historic AB warcries
5. Haka of the 1924 ABs
6. Haka of the 2005 ABs
7. NZ rugby songs
8. What is a haka?
9 Ka Mate's ancient origins
10 Ka Mate to Kikiki
11 Te Rauparaha's haka
12 Te Rauparaha's life
 
 


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The New Zealanders are paying the opposing team an honour when they haka to them.
"We are going to play to our utmost, and we challenge you to rise to our level of play also."

 

 

1. WALES. Respond by getting 60,000 of your supporters to sing along to your national song.


"On the appearance of the men in red, "Sosban Fach" was sung with great enthusiasm. Nepia led the All Blacks in their famous war dance, which was very impressive. One could almost hear a pin drop while it was rendered. The crowd again sang 'Sosban Fach' in reply." Llanelli, Wales, 1925.

 

 

 

2. FIJI. Show the All Blacks that you are even bigger, tougher and scarier than they are.

 

 

3. FRANCE. Regardez les All Blacks avec l'oeil féroce d'un homme des cavernes.

 

 

4. AUSTRALIA. Try to hide behind each other...?


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Ka Mate webpage written by John Archer. Nov 1999. Revised Jan 2002.
Lost, and reinstalled 13 March 2003. Revised 2006, 2007, 2008
Content divided into eight smaller pages Sept 2008