Ma'a Nonu performs solo haka before Sharks' match against All Blacks

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Nonu on Sharks bench after signing for South African side last week ‘I thought it was the right thing to do,’ says 104-cap former All Black South African rugby teams love facing the haka. None have ever replied to New Zealand’s traditional pre-match challenge with another haka until Tuesday. Ma’a Nonu stepped in front of his new Sharks teammates and performed a solo haka in what will probably be the lasting memory of a tour match the New Zealanders won 54-0 in soggy Durban. Continue reading...

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None have ever replied to New Zealand's traditional pre-match challenge with another haka. Ma'a Nonu stepped in front of his new Sharks teammates and performed a solo haka in what will probably be the lasting memory of a tour match the New Zealanders won 54-0 at soggy Kings Park. Nonu played 104 matches for New Zealand from 2003-15 and has continued playing around the world at age 44.

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New Zealand head coach Dave Rennie said he knew before a 54-0 tour victory over the Sharks in Durban on Tuesday that former All Black Ma'a Nonu would perform a solo Haka. "We knew the Ma'a Haka was coming," said Rennie, whose team scored eight tries in wet and chilly conditions for a second straight win since the South African tour kicked off last Friday.