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Once again the haka has NADA ,ZIP,absolutely nothing to do with you .Its for the opposition and has sweet bugger all to do with anyone else ,if you dont like it dont watch it .Funny how the vast majority of actual rugby players are fine with it .
And the haka has different meanings in context but you would know that wouldnt you being conversant with our culture and all.
We dont demand anything , the ABs in that Welsh game were happy to do it in the sheds ,the crowd certainly werent and it lends the lie to it giving the ABs some sort of edge doesnt it ?
Nobody gives a damn what you think about it ,just dont watch it .
Hands off our haka
For starters the haka has absolutely zero to do with spectators ,its for the players or the intended recipient at other events .
Hands off our haka
The same boring “debate ” about the haka year in year out ? Indeed it is!
Hands off our haka
Yeah why shouldnt those PI nations be happy with the coupla hundred bucks each player receives ?
Hands off our haka
Those Canadians had too much class to do something that stupid and I doubt such a thought would ever cross their minds .I also did a haka to honour my [ Australian ] father in law when he passed away and when my oldest friend of over 50 years passed away last week his nephews performed Kamate Kamate as he was sent back home from Sydney .In NZ he was welcomed home by his mates from the NZ army with their haka .When I played in an Australian Army team against NZ Army the Kiwis and PIs along with myself went nose to nose with a counter haka.
Its imbued into our culture both Maori and pakeha ,its not some gimmick used to entertain you or any spectator its a challenge to those opponents with mana enough to be worthy so tell me which teams should the ABs insult by not challenging them thus ? Anyone who has faced a properly performed haka with the right attitude will attest to the powerful emotions engendered in themselves ,those merely spectating can of course do as they please after all its not about them.
Hands off our haka
Myself and my brothers performed the haka belonging to our Iwi at my eldest daughters wedding in Byron Bay this year to honour her and her new husband after they took their vows.The 30 or so Canadians said they felt privileged to witness and be included in this powerful and emotional act .So wtf has some Irishman got to say about such a thing that has zero to do with him ? Maybe he might want to think about native Irishmen being forced to forgo their native tongue and traditions and think how that felt .
Hands off our haka
This would be the loving Jesus who backed up ALL his fathers old testament laws and shennanigans .Slavery and waging genocide on your neighbours strikes me to be lass than loving.
Didnt folau get up to a fair bit of fornicating and drunkenness at some stage in his life ?Smacks of hypocrisy to me.
The tragic tale of Israel Folau
Im up for four of those “sins ” but even wee babies are atheists so I would rather hell with all the sinners than “heaven ” with Folau and all the religious types .
Rugby union would be a more inclusive, kinder place without Israel Folau and his backwards views
Sack Folau and use the money to support some young players and stop them from heading up north.Or some of the many small clubs who could use a hand .
Rugby union would be a more inclusive, kinder place without Israel Folau and his backwards views
The fact that hell doesnt exist doesnt absolve Folau ,he is still wishing harm on others who dont share his view.
Rugby union would be a more inclusive, kinder place without Israel Folau and his backwards views
Didnt Saint Pocock resort to a bit of foul play during the 2015 RWC ?
The language of rugby
Strange how in the 2015 RWC even cleamskins like Pocock and even Kepu who wasnt particularly noted for dirty play all had a stab at it ,was this a coaching directive ?
The language of rugby
Not every athlete has the body or skills needed by Aussie rules same as for soccer .Cant see the forwards getting on the oval in any rules team.
The language of rugby
Maybe we should get the ref in on this that should clear things up !
The language of rugby
Had a bush turkey running alongside my car the other day .half expected it to go “bip,bip” !Yesterday was witness to a bush turkey in an antiques shop ,wasnt too bad until it got into a very small room full of crystal and china……
The stats they don't show you on TV: How much rugby is super?
Maybe its because he is useless as far as the Reds are concerned ? Yeah thats it.
Tough-love Brad Thorn vs 'toxic environment' Quade Cooper
Heard Thorny on the radio answering some quiz ,Whats the square root of 144,spell “receipt ” and name the capital of the USA?
He apparently is the first sportsman to get all 3 right .They referred to him as a former Bronco.
Tough-love Brad Thorn vs 'toxic environment' Quade Cooper
So if NH greed leads to the demise of SH rugby what will that leave them to pick over ? Its the Super comp and the RC that creates the finished article the NH vultures desire so where will these players come from again .Something about killing geese that lay golden eggs ?
The answer for World Rugby is clear: Regulate or perish
So tell me how much England give PI teams playing at Twickenham ?
Which teams aren't good enough to hate?
So I see that sadly the comments on this article is nothing but Kiwi bashing .
Which teams aren't good enough to hate?
Tell me what a sad spiritual song about slavery has to do with English rugby “fans” then .
The South needs to worry - the North is coming fast
Quick question NVFS ,have you ever actually played rugby ? I mean a proper 15b a side game ,no 7s or pickup games or fooling about in a park with mates .
You come across as someone who has read a lot about the game and formed your own opinions based on that while lacking the visceral knowledge that actually playing brings .
Five talking points from New Zealand versus Ireland