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What is the Haka, and why do the All Blacks perform it before every match?

NEW ZEALAND are back on the big stage tonight as they face Rugby World Cup 2023 hosts France in their opener. 

And they’re sure to perform the Haka in front of 80,000 fans at the Stade de France in Paris.

New Zealand traditionally always sang a song called Ka Mate, which is a war cry written in 1820 by a Maori chief Te Rauparaha.

It was first performed by the All Blacks in 1888, but only at away matches until 1986.

The Ka Mate Haka is also performed during high profile funerals or to greet foreign dignitaries.

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