New Zealand's Women's Rugby team, The Black Ferns (Not to be confused with "The Silver Ferns", which are NZ's Netball team) are ranked 1st in the world and are more sucessful than the All Blacks (For the oblivious, New Zealand's Mens team)
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Teams from New Zealand (except the Rugby team, who are the All Blacks.
The first game of rugby ever to be played in New Zealand under official rugby rules was on the 14th of May 1870. The two teams that went head to head were Nelson College and Nelson football club.
over a million This answer is rediculous - With a NZ population of 4,115,771 (2006 Census) This means that there is one rugby club for every 4 people (male, female, young old, or ancient.) In 2009 NZRU stated that there were 145,472 active players! Can someone more informed give me the correct answer?
Other Polynesian Peoples have their own individual versions of the Haka. Tonga and Samoa both perform ritual dances before rugby games in the same way that the haka is performed by New Zealand teams.