The Haka
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Thought what England did was brilliant. Teams should be fined if they spit at the Haka or assault the players doing it, apart from that the opposition can respond to the challenge as they see fit.
I'd prefer going back to Ka Mate as the All Black haka for all tests. There should be a single Haka leader (from the starting XV) too.
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Yeah I was pissed off how we didn't advance also - all the players know there's a fine for going over the 10m mark, when the AB's saw England doing it they should have responded. France did the same a few years back and again we let them cop the fine on their own.
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Yeah I was pissed off how we didn't advance also - all the players know there's a fine for going over the 10m mark, when the AB's saw England doing it they should have responded. France did the same a few years back and again we let them cop the fine on their own.
It goes back to what we were discussing on here a little while ago that it’s become a performance. I don’t doubt the emotion and feeling put in by the players, but the formation, microphones etc removes some of the spontaneity that can occur like movement forward.
Whilst many remember the 2003 RWC match against Tonga for their sipi tau starting during the ABs haka, what I also loved was Kees Meuws responding in his own personal way.
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I'm on board with a single haka
I also couldn't give a toss whether England are fined or not for their vaginal thrust.
But the protocols are daft and should change. We should respect the right to perform the haka and the opposition right to respond. Advancing, yelling, gesturing , whatever, all should be allowed.
The line should only be drawn at physical contact.
If we can't trust 2 sides of professional players to not start punching each other before the official commencement of 80mins of trench warfare, then we have bigger issues.
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@mariner4life said in The Haka:
I'll go against the grain here. I like the two of them and the excitement of wondering which one will be whipped out.
are we still talking war dances?
War dances?