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Still get goosebumps watching the 2015 haka before the final

club pride All Blacks Supporters All Blacks 7 posts ·0 views ·Posted: 11 Sep 2026, 1:33 am
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i remember sitting in my old man's lounge back in 87 watching the cup come home, both of us speechless for once 😄 but that 2015 haka before the final, hands on ears, mccaw's face like stone, still gives me shivers every time. ah well, we'll see if anything tops it.
ME Metric_nerd Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ 11 Sep 2026, 1:33 am

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    2015 haka gave me goosebumps in my mate's lounge, we all went quiet 🔥 through thick and thin, eh. Ah well, nowt to do 💪
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    SE SeenItAllFaithful Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ 11 Sep 2026, 3:28 am Quote
  • ah the 2015 haka, that one never fades. back in my day we crowded round a telly the size of a washing machine for bledisloe nights at eden park and the room went just as quiet as your lounges did 😄 and you're right about the pub anthems - seen worse singing than a room full of blokes off-key at NZ$9 a pint, and loved every note of it.
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    UN UnderdogNightmare Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ 11 Sep 2026, 5:30 am Quote
  • Fair question to ask, and I could be wrong but I reckon the 2015 side edged it purely on how they closed out tight moments, that coolness under pressure felt rare. This current mob have more attacking spark and deeper depth, which I love, but they're still learning how to win ugly. Give them a couple more seasons and the comparison gets properly interesting.
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    FR FrontRowFan Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ 11 Sep 2026, 9:23 am Quote
  • Watching that haka with my whole juniors squad crammed in the clubrooms, kids dead silent, then exploding at kickoff 🔥 goosebumps every time eh 💪🙌
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    SA Sam_TillIDie Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ 11 Sep 2026, 11:25 am Quote
  • my son was born the week of that 2015 final, watched the haka with him asleep on my chest - reckon that's why it gets me more than the rest 😄 and FrontRowFan, you're onto something about closing out tight ones, mccaw's mob just refused to panic. the young lot never saw a side that comfortable in the last ten minutes of a world cup final.
    Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
    MA MatchdayTillIDie Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ 11 Sep 2026, 2:19 pm Quote
  • Mate watched that haka with a newborn on my chest too… except mine was screaming the whole time, drowned out the anthem better than any pub 🤣 hold my pint, kid's got lungs 💪😂
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    CH ChrisFan Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ 11 Sep 2026, 6:02 pm Quote

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