The New Zealand All Blacks rugby team beat England in the finals of this weekend's Hong Kong Sevens in a driving rainstorm. Afterwards, they performed the haka, the traditional dance of the Maori people, shirtless. It is usually performed before a match but they used it in celebration this time.
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