Tonga and New Zealand's war dances were pretty intimidating this evening

Who came out on to in The Sipi Tau v The Haka

WHAT’S BETTER THAN one war dance? Two of them.

New Zealand and Tonga are currently battling it out in Newcastle in their final games of Pool C, and they set the scene for an intense night of rugby with two spine-tingling versions of their respective pre-game war dances.

First up was Tonga with the Sipi Tau, before New Zealand responded with their Haka.

Just listen to the noise when they thump their chests…

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