Beginning with Willie Anderson back in 1989, teams have been going eyeball to eyeball with the Haka, and in recent years it has become almost obligatory.
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But this practice rarely results in much jostling and the All-Blacks usually seem to appreciate the challenge. They certainly prefer it to David Campese trotting back to his own 22 to practice his kicking instead of facing it.
However, referees had to step in to separate the Junior Kiwis and the Junior Wallabies after this latest version of the war dance, the most bloodcurdling, vein-bulging, tongue lolling version of the Haka we've ever seen.
The Kiwis eventually 15-14.
