Though viewers in Sydney and Brisbane watched the haka, he was faced with Julie Andrews singing Do-Re-Mi.
Rhyl and Carmarthen face a similar disadvantage as Haka and Brann are also well into their league campaigns.
In the Uefa Cup first qualifying round, Rhyl will play against Haka of Finland while Carmarthen Town will face Norwegian side Brann.
Wales' reaction to the haka gained approval from the All Blacks players.
Byrne also backed Wales' pre-match response to the haka, where the home side stared down New Zealand's traditional war dance challenge from 10 yards away.
Would he suggest, mildly, that a rugby nation which terrifies the life out of its opponents with the haka has a cheek banning the pipes?
The highlight is the Haka Pei, in which male islanders (wearing only small loin cloths) toboggan down the Maunga Pui volcano on banana tree trunks.
Wales led 9-6 at half time on an occasion made memorable by a post-haka stand-off, but the visitors hit back after the break to win 29-9.
Unlike last year there was no grand stand-off after New Zealand had performed the Haka, with Wales receiving the challenge and then respectfully trotting to the sidelines.
Haka beat Bangor City 3-0 on aggregate in the Uefa Cup Winners' Cup in 1998, with West Ham striker Marlon Harewood playing in both legs for the Finish side.
Stade Velodrome rocked in the sun to Toulon's traditional pre-match chant of "Pilou Pilou", a haka-esque song taken up by the majority of the 48, 990 fans who descended on Marseille.
France made their intentions clear by staring down the New Zealand haka before kick-off, but the early loss of Serge Betsen, knocked out cold in a fourth-minute ruck, disrupted their plans.
He enjoyed two spells at Hibs and also played for Bolton, Wolves, Aberdeen, Strasbourg, St Johnstone and St Mirren, first arriving in Britain when he signed for Dundee United from Finnish outfit Haka.
The French set the tone when they stood toe to toe with the All Blacks as they did the haka, to set up a match that will be remembered for years to come.
He was one of a couple of dozen young islanders to take part in the Haka Pei, many of whom had already competed in other gruelling physical activities before striding up Maunga Pu, the volcano used every year for the Tapati toboggan run.
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