The 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team was a New Zealand rugby union team that toured Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand in 1888 and 1889. It mostly comprised players of Māori ancestry,
The New Zealand Natives before their match against Queensland in July 1889, in front of the United Tribes flag and the Union Jack
Joe Warbrick selected and then captained the Natives.
A team photo of the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team while in England prior to a match against Middlesex
George Rowland Hill, the secretary of the Rugby Football Union
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Haka, traditional dances of the Māori people, have been used in sports in New Zealand and overseas. Haka are performed to challenge opponents before matches. The dance form has been adopted by the New
1888–89 New Zealand Native football team
…Joe Warbrick, promoted by public servant Thomas Eyton, and managed by James Scott, a publican. The Natives were the first New Zealand team to perform a haka, and also the first to wear all black. They played 107 rugby matches during the tour, as well as a small number of Victorian Rules football matches in…
The All Blacks perform "Ka Mate" led by Richie McCaw against France in November 2006
The All Blacks at the climax of their haka before a test against France in Paris, January 1925
Haka performed by the Baby Blacks in the 2015 World Rugby U20 Championship Final.
The Black Ferns Sevens team performing the haka at the end of the Clermont Sevens tournament in 2017