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The finals of the Hottest 7s Rugby tournament, in Darwin, featured a pre-match Aussie version of the haka.
The Kununurra Smashed Crabs rugby squad started with their captain yelling out a Gladiator-inspired war cry “Darwin! Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?”
This was followed by the Smashed Crabs shuffling from side to side, while whooping and using their hands as crab pincers to intimidate the opposing side. The Crabs’ war dance was finished with a full spin and a jump.
The opposing side, the Katherine Pickled Heifer Brahmans, anticipated a special dance and decided to make one of their own. The cowboy-hat-wearing players quickly huddled and then broke away, revealing a bull-riding display between two of the men, followed by a throwing of the hats.
Both routines weren’t like anything we’ve seen before.
The Pickled Heifers ended up victorious over the Smashed Crabs, in an evenly-matched contest that ended 21-19.
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