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Video: Peter Clohessy's Supremely Blunt And Succinct Response To The Haka In 1989

PJ Browne
By PJ Browne
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There was a special moment seven years ago when Munster took on the All Blacks at Thomond Park. The Irish province's four New Zealand players - Rua Tipoki, Jeremy Manning, Lifeimi Mafi and Doug Howlett - performed a Haka of their own before the entire Munster squad faced up to one from the All Blacks.

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Previous to that, the last time that Munster played the All Blacks was in 1989 losing 31-9. A young Peter Clohessy was in the Munster team that day and the prop issued a less than cordial response to the Haka, telling the travelling side "fuck ye". You can see 'The Claw' front and centre of the Munster line in the video above.

A week later, an Irish team lead by Willie Anderson issued their own challenge to the New Zealanders.

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