After hearing young rugby players say 鈥榮orry鈥� once too often after making contact during practice at the field, coach Regan Sue spoke out.

鈥淪top apologizing,鈥� Sue roared.

鈥淲e鈥檙e Canadian!鈥� came the response from the sidelines.

Afterwards, Sue laughed and said the players were apologizing so much, 鈥渢hey forgot to be competitive.鈥�

鈥淚ts not about winning, but you need to be competitive, in life,鈥� commented Sue, a former professional rugby player from New Zealand who travels the world coaching kids in rugby skills and Maori culture.

It was Tuesday, July 18, the first time the Haka Rugby Global camp had come to 91原创.

Former national players for New Zealand travel the world, teaching kids traditional Maori values and how to how to succeed in rugby using those values.

91原创 Rugby Club president Mike Berg explained when the event, previously held in Nanaimo, needed a new B.C. field, 鈥渨e jumped right on it and brought it over here.鈥�

鈥淲e filled the field with 60-plus kids and they鈥檙e having a hoot,鈥� Berg smiled.

Players showed the kids how to perform the Haka, a ceremonial Maori dance that the New Zealand professional rugby team is known for.

Commonly called the All Blacks, or the New Zealand Black Jerseys, the team, which represents New Zealand in men鈥檚 international rugby, has made a tradition of performing the Haka, featuring what are often described as 鈥渧igorous鈥� and ferocious鈥� movements, facial expressions and vocalizing, as a challenge before every international match.

More than 60 kids from seven different clubs took part in the 91原创 event, coming from as far away as Vancouver Island and Washington State.

Organizer Adryon Hutton said among other things, the the kids were taught the traditional Maori greeting where they bump noses instead of shaking hands.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 how Maori prefer to greet one another so every kid learned about that,鈥� Hutton told the 91原创 Advance Times as kids scrambled on the field.

鈥淭hey鈥檙e going to be performing what they鈥檝e been learning on the cultural side of things, and as you can see now, they鈥檙e demonstrating what they learned on the skill side.鈥�

Coach Sue estimated they do about 80 camps a year, all over the world.

鈥淲e take it to the people,鈥� Sue remarked.

鈥淎s opposed to people coming to New Zealand, we take it to the people. We get to travel, see some of the greatest places in the world.鈥�

After the event, the Haka Camp posted an online message saying they were looking forward to returning to 91原创. 鈥淲e can鈥檛 wait to return back next year,鈥� they said.

More information about Haka Rugby camps can be found z.

More pictures from the day can be viewed online at the .

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