Many rugby fans around the globe are familiar with the traditional dance performed by the countries of Oceania, the most familiar being New Zealand's haka, before each international game.

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The haka has earned international kudos as the means by which the All Blacks start tests, although sometimes too much emphasis can be focused on it, relative to the game. Photo / NZ Herald Shallow ...

It would just not be a Rugby World Cup (RWC) without a song and dance, quite literally, being made about the Haka ritual performed by the All Blacks just before kick-off. This was almost inevitable ...

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A war haka performed with weapons to show strength. Ngarahu: A semi-war dance performed to test warriors' readiness. Haka Tui Waewae: A non-combative haka expressing emotions like joy or anger.

The video shows Queen Bey being greeted by a group of men performing the Haka dance backstage following an October 2013 show of her "Mrs. Carter Show World Tour" in Auckland, New Zealand.