By Zolton
June 25th 2007 @ 11:05am
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The Aussie Haka
The Roar reader Sheek pointed us in the direction of this — the Aussie response to the New Zealand haka. Somehow it doesn’t quite have the same … ummm … ring to it.
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Roger said | June 25th 2007 @ 11:16am | Report comment
Right up there with The Sex Pistols version of God Save The Queen
alex dunnin said | June 25th 2007 @ 12:12pm | Report comment
So the strategy is we contrive a Haka because the All Blacks have one? Do we ship in their Moari culture as well? Leaders lead and definitely don’t follow. NZ is a great rugby nation and so are we. yet for us to grow we have to develop our own traditions. Having to pinch those of other countries just shows we have nothing left in ideas tank. What a sad sad idea.
Barry Boyle said | June 25th 2007 @ 2:40pm | Report comment
Sheek,
You must be about the same vintage as myself re your tho
ughts on tradition.
Barry.
matta said | June 25th 2007 @ 4:09pm | Report comment
Hey Alex Dunnin - mate, I think you will find its a joke….lighten up mate
Chris said | June 26th 2007 @ 5:06am | Report comment
wasn’t this from Sunrise before the 2003 WC - if I remember correctly they had a competition to see who could send in the best Haka parody.
And Alex Dunnin needs to grow a sense of humour.