From: Mirror
Jokes about tackles, balls and fly-halfs were bandied around as England and New Zealand clashed in a rugby match with a difference.
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Two 15-man teams faced off for a spirited match in Dunedin... with both sides completely starkers.
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The 'Nude Blacks' and a team of English players played an hour-long game as a hilarious, unofficial curtain raiser to today's second Test.
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The Kiwi squad performed a traditional Haka as hundreds of curious spectators watched on.
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The amateur players did not an eyelid as they tackled, mauled, and passed the ball while completely in the nude.
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Those in the stands, including many foreign tourists who had traveled to watch the real Test, gasped in amazement and many snapped away with their cameras.
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The light-hearted game took place before the much-anticipated clash between the real England and All Black teams.
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New Zealand sealed the series in a narrow one-point win, with Chris Ashton touching town in the closing seconds of the game.
Check out nearly 10 minutes of uncensored footage via local 3 News New Zealand, and make sure you watch long enough to catch that totally-nude haka dance.
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