The Haka
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The gap is enforced by World Rugby, to all pre match challenges, nothing to do with the ABs. And there is no reason the opposition can't fuck off and do their own thing, as the ABs have done a haka in the sheds, saying it is for them, then no one can complain if the oppo doesn't stand there and take it. Funny how no one in England ever complains about Fiji , Samoa, Tonga.
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Haka-gate: English prop Joe Marler apologises to New Zealand
Joe Marler has issued an apology after calling the haka 'ridiculous'.
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@Machpants said in The Haka:
Haka-gate: English prop Joe Marler apologises to New Zealand
Joe Marler has issued an apology after calling the haka 'ridiculous'.
Why the hell did he need to apologise? That bothers me.
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@Catogrande said in The Haka:
I must admit too being a little torn on the subject of the Haka. On the one hand I like the spectacle, love the tradition of the Haka going back all those years too. It was a real something to look forward to due to the rarity of seeing it, particularly first hand. I would hate to see it stopped. On the other hand it does seem to have become a little precious, various factions in NZ (and beyond) get all frothy when it is mentioned or it is suggested it has had its time, we now have rules about what can and can't be done in response. The thing itself has become highly choreographed and of course we have several versions.
Much of this "on the other hand" stuff has, for me, reduced the enjoyment of the spectacle and I yearn for earlier times when we had Ka Mate, it was watched with respect by the opposition, applauded by the crowd and we then got on with the game.
I really hate the rules that WR put around how teams respond to it. That 100% goes against the idea of the Haka, if you watch two PI teams play they do it at the same time as that's the idea, a challenge set down to each other. Making teams that don't do a Haka or something similar stand awkwardly BEHIND the halfway line is so dumb. I yearn for the days of teams coming up with their own challenge, e.g. starting quite far back and then walking up towards it to face it head on - that shit is epic. It has definitely become highly commercialised and choreographed now which takes away from the spectacle and the challenge it is meant to be.
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@Crazy-Horse said in The Haka:
@Machpants said in The Haka:
Haka-gate: English prop Joe Marler apologises to New Zealand
Joe Marler has issued an apology after calling the haka 'ridiculous'.
Why the hell did he need to apologise? That bothers me.
Save that for the grumpy old men thread.
We new age they/thems demand apologies for even potential offence caused by Marlers white privilege. And with that apology I want reparations. Marler should use his standing and get on board with real clicktivism
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Apparently, of the 13 most popular videos on World Rugby's YouTube channel, 10 are hakas.
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And the four most popular videos on the All Blacks YouTube channel are hakas:
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All Blacks is the official YouTube channel for the New Zealand's Teams in Black, including the All Blacks and Black Ferns.
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And the four most popular videos on the All Balxks YouTube channel are hakas:
All Blacks
All Blacks is the official YouTube channel for the New Zealand's Teams in Black, including the All Blacks and Black Ferns.
Careful, you nearly spelt that the All Balls YouTube Channel...
We don't want any of those professional media types trawling this site reveal any hawt Polish identitites..
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Marler just blew his post playing career
Pussy
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@MiketheSnow My guess is that someone very senior within the RFU or the England team set-up told him to apologise.
It would be slightly happier times if most people were allowed to say what they think and well-intention folk saved their anger for the actual evil and nasty shit in the world.
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@Catogrande said in The Haka:
@scribe Joe likes to pretend he's a hard man, but did he ever play on with one testicle torn open and hanging loose?
You could say that about Bakkies Botha, Brad Thorn and Martin Johnson too. 🤷
There’s only one Buck.
I had a ridiculous discussion with a Leeds Rhinos bloke where said League friend insisted, absolutely insisted, that League players were much, much harder men than Union.
I sent him a 2-word text: Buck Nantes
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@Victor-Meldrew said in The Haka:
@Catogrande said in The Haka:
@scribe Joe likes to pretend he's a hard man, but did he ever play on with one testicle torn open and hanging loose?
You could say that about Bakkies Botha, Brad Thorn and Martin Johnson too. 🤷
There’s only one Buck.
I had a ridiculous discussion with a Leeds Rhinos bloke where said League friend insisted, absolutely insisted, that League players were much, much harder men than Union.
I sent him a 2-word text: Buck Nantes
Having watched and played both codes, both codes have their tough, tough men.
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A few years ago I was in a long slow queue to get into Twix. All the fans around me were worried about missing the haka.
3 years ago I was in hospitality at Twickenham. It was unanimous at ours and other tables about looking forward to seeing the haka.
Everybody is welcome to their opinion. But facts are facts, the large majority want to see it.
I don’t care for it myself and think the critics have valid points. But they don’t speak for the masses.
