Allan Bunting sang Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' at Manurewa intermediate school as the Black Ferns' final stop before travelling to England for the Women's Rugby World Cup and reinforced the team's message to be brave. Bunting has also performed a Haka and deliberately pushed himself out of his comfort zone to model courage. Wing Ayesha Leti-I'iga laughed at the karaoke moment but praised Bunting's leadership and described team courage as honest conversations and the willingness to try things on the field. New Zealand enter the tournament among favourites, possess six World Cup titles, and often peak at World Cups despite mixed recent results.
When New Zealand's director of performance Allan Bunting took to the mic to sing a rendition of Dua Lipa's hit Levitating' at Manurewa intermediate school, the Black Ferns' last stop before travelling to England for the Women's Rugby World Cup, he was not only making headlines but perpetuating the champions' message for the tournament: be brave. Bunting has been putting himself out of his comfort zone in the lead-up to the competition, on another occasion performing a Haka in front of his players and staff.
It's kind of like that family member who embarrasses you, that was that moment, Leti-I'iga says, chuckling. But I'm also not surprised he does things like that from out of nowhere. He leads by his actions and we speak a lot about courage in our team.
When it comes to the World Cup and the Black Ferns it's just a history that is like a movie every time. It is just crazy. Tournament rugby is a different beast to Test match footy and you can get so in your head subconsciously without you even knowing. The last World Cup we were not going to lose.
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