But it was Tonga who opened the scoring, with the impressive Michael Jennings dancing past five Irish defenders to score next to the posts.

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The Tiki Village on Moorea, a ferry ride from Papeete, also offers a glimpse into the tribal customs of the past, along with fire dancing and delicacies from an earth oven.

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Round midnight antique trucks arrived to carry the revellers home to outlying encampments, their headlights dancing away into the darkness while I made my way back to my cold yurt past the lake brimming with moonlight.

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