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Published 14:33 9 Sept 2018 BST
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"This week was pretty hard because I lost my nan. Hopefully I made her proud, hopefully I made all the community proud."That he most certainly did. And if there were any doubts, they were emotionally dismissed by Tahuriorangi's proud family. After the scrum-half found his family (father, father-in-law and fiancee) in the crowd, they greeted him with an extraordinary Haka that soon spread like wildfire across the globe. Just look at that unbridled passion and pride from Tahuriorangi's dad. Good grief! https://twitter.com/JournoMan/status/1038365609828933632 Following the game at Trafalgar Park, Tahuriorangi told reporters:
"It just makes the debut extra special. It was just an awesome feeling. "To get that kind of haka just personifies where I come from, a little area where not many people make it out. I'm carrying all my whanau from back home."
The Chiefs No.9 will be hoping to feature in the ABs' next outing in the championship.
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