Welsh rugby sevens players have watched many a New Zealand sports team perform the haka, but yesterday in Rotorua they were given the opportunity to have a go themselves.
Ahead of this weekend's New Zealand Sevens tournament in Hamilton, the team got off the practice pitch and travelled to Rotorua
for some sightseeing.
They were given a tour of Maori arts and crafts institute Te Puia and enjoyed a full Maori cultural performance. At the end of the performance the players, along with members of the public, were invited on stage to learn the haka which, after looking slightly nervous at first, they did with great enthusiasm - pukanas and all.
Captain Luke Treharne said he and the rest of the squad felt privileged to receive such an insight into Maori culture.
"It's been amazing, the whole performance they put on and the welcome and going up on stage. They told us we'd be doing that so we've been looking forward to it for the last couple of days. To be fair they walked us through it really well.
