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All Blacks honor Nathan Charles with a locker-room haka

Wide World of Sports shares the post-match tribute, which also included a signed jersey for Charles as he lives with motor neuron disease.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 43,377 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (3,309).

HUGE respect from the All Blacks 👏👏 #9WWOS #RugbyHUGE respect from the All Blacks 👏👏 #9WWOS #Rugby

The players aren't alone in performing the haka. Coaches, support staff and non-playing All Blacks join them in the locker rooms at Accor Stadium, paying tribute to Nathan Charles after the test match.

Wide World of Sports' short clip shows Charles exchanging hugs and handshakes with the New Zealand players. In the studio, co-host Timmy adds another detail: the team presented him with a signed All Blacks jersey. He also notes that both the All Blacks and the Wallabies showed their support before the match.

The upload drew about 43,000 views in its first day, compared with a usual first-day audience of roughly 3,300 for the channel's Shorts. Viewers are discussing the haka as a gesture of respect, with several emphasizing the connection between Australian and New Zealand rugby beyond the match itself.

Alongside the channel's coverage of the Bledisloe result, this clip preserves a different part of the occasion: both teams making room to support Charles.

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The facts
Subscribers
280,000
Channel views, last 7 days
537,213
Channel views, pace per day
171,809 (on a normal day: 67,747)
Video published
October 18, 2026
Video views so far
51,352 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
48,767

The numbers

The tribute reached far beyond the usual first-day audience for a Wide World of Sports Short.

the video's first day
usual first day here
3,309
this video
43,377
subscribers
280,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
283,639,970
views per day
171,809
typical day: 67,747
the video
views
51,352
likes
688
comments
22
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
As of October 19, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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