I don't watch Rugby, but the All Blacks are now officially my favourite team. I thought it was amazing when I saw a team perform this chant at the dragon boat festival, and now that I know it's background I think it's ten times as cool.
All of us should find ways to incorporate the Haka in our daily lives:
If you want to learn the haka: Ka Mate! Ka Mate! Ka Ora! Ka Ora! Tenei te ta ngata puhuru huru Nana nei i tiki mai
Whakawhiti te ra A upane ka upane! A upane kaupane whiti te ra! Hi!!
English Translation: It is death! It is death! It is life! It is life! This is the hairy person Who caused the sun to shine Keep abreast! Keep abreast The rank! Hold fast! Into the sun that shines!