Captain Christian Lealiifano and his Brumbies buddies got off the team bus, clad in blue cloth skirts of a style traditionally worn by Polynesian people.
The sign of respect has been hailed in the Pasifika rugby community, with American Samoa-born former All Black Jerome Kaino, taking to Twitter from France to say: "Love this", followed by a burst of emoji applause.
New Zealand-born former Samoa test player Fosi Pala'amo also tweeted his congratulations from Ireland.
