page_title: Siva Tau
hierarchical_section_title: Siva Tau
caption_attribution_description: English: Samoa performing their Siva Tau before playing South Africa at rugby union in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Deutsch: Die Samoaner zelebrieren vor der Partie gegen Südafrika bei der Rugby-Union-Weltmeisterschaft 2007 den traditionellen Siva Tau
context_page_description: The Manu Siva Tau is a Samoan war dance, performed by the Samoan sporting teams before each match.
  The national rugby union team used to perform the traditional 'Maulu'ulu Moa' on tour. Prior to the 1991 World Cup, the 'Manu' war chant was composed, it was considered to be more effective at psyching up players.
  The national Australian rules football team performs the Siva Tau at its International Cup appearances.
  In WWE, The Usos, as faces, performed the Siva Tau as part of their ring entrance.
  The Toa Samoa national rugby league team also perform the Siva Tau before each match.
context_section_description: The Manu Siva Tau is a Samoan war dance, performed by the Samoan sporting teams before each match.
  The national rugby union team used to perform the traditional 'Maulu'ulu Moa' on tour. Prior to the 1991 World Cup, the 'Manu' war chant was composed, it was considered to be more effective at psyching up players.
  The national Australian rules football team performs the Siva Tau at its International Cup appearances.
  In WWE, The Usos, as faces, performed the Siva Tau as part of their ring entrance.
  The Toa Samoa national rugby league team also perform the Siva Tau before each match (with the "Toa" replacing "Manu" in the words).
caption: Samoan team performing Siva Tau before the game against South Africa during the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
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