April 1916: As war rages in Europe, the All Blacks perform a gentlemanly Haka against South Africa in England [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 23 Nov 200823 Nov 2008
Ten years later the Kiwis put a bit more into it, but England see it as a spot of fun [GALLO/GETTY]
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The Haka against Wales at the inaugural Rugby Union World Cup in 1987 precedes a 49-6 thrashing as the Kiwis dance into the final [GALLO/GETTY]
The Kiwi sevens side try to put off a Fiji kick for goal in 1991 but the All Blacks go on to lose [GALLO/GETTY]
Samoa's Haka is no less intimidating as they take on fellow war-dancers Fiji in 1998 [GALLO/GETTY]
Jonah Lomu didn't need a Haka to intimidate England as he stormed through them and into the 1995 World Cup final [GALLO/GETTY]
Richard Cockerill of England confronts Norm Hewitt during the Haka at Old Trafford in Manchester, England in 1997 [GALLO/GETTY]
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The touring British and Irish Lions face up to the Haka in Christchurch in 2005 [GALLO/GETTY]
Ali Williams and teammates perform the dance in the dressing room after Wales insist on the Haka coming before the national anthem in 2006 [GALLO/GETTY]
Sebastien Chabal stares down the Haka before France beat New Zealand in the 2007 World Cup quarter-final [GALLO/GETTY]
Benji Marshall gets in the faces of the Aussies before New Zealand win their first Rugby League World Cup on 22 November 2008 [AFP]
In a Union Test the same day, Wales stare out the Kiwis after the Haka in a move that wins respect from New Zealand [GALLO/GETTY]
