The Haka
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- BusterBoy
"If some of the All Blacks persist in ending this latest version of the haka with a throat-slitting motion, they will be using a very big stage to remind people the Maoris once engaged in unspeakable conduct, which we don't discuss any more."
I for one reckon the Wallabies should have brought out a few beers and belted out a rendition of Khe Sanh.
- scruffics0
i, for one, don't give a shit
- HAYZ1LLLA0
I bloody love the Haka. Best thing in Rugby! I'm jealous the Welsh don't have one. Sure, there are some aggressive moves in there but it's a brutal sport and it is representing their warrior ancestry. What country doesn't have a past with "unspeakable conduct".
The UK ruled the world down the barrel of a gun for centuries and the Spanish almost killed everyone in South America! What the Aussies did to Aborigines was pretty disgusting too.
- Except the English don't bring out muskets for a dance before their matches, and the Spanish suck at rugbyrosskemp
- graham0
It used to be better
- nolovelost0
Its symbolic and engrained in our culture, deal with it.
- Continuity0
Sigh. Political correctness gone mad.
- detritus0
So the white guys in this are celebrating the slaughter of their ancestors?
A strange conviction to set in mind before a match.
- goldieboy0
A war dance/ritual which has existed in local and international rugby matches since 1906...
*insert dealwithit.gif
- Hombre_Lobo0
Is this the really hard stage on dance dance revolution?
- Peter0
Dude on the very left is such a showboat
what with the tongue sticking out and the way he puts himself at the very front of the gang.Oh some dude doesn't like the dance? Who cares.
- bjladams0
man - i remember learning and preforming this for the first time when i was about 6 at school. i felt like i was the size of the hulk- now i've got kids, and watching the games my kids are asking me to teach them, but i just feel like a silly white guy around the world from home...
- Continuity0
^ Haha!
Admittedly, though, it looks far more intimidating when with a group of strapping lads with biceps the size of cannonballs.
All alone, you probably look like you're attempting line dancing. :P
- my wife joins in- but then i have to tell her that women aren't allowed and then she throws things at mebjladams
- I thought woman can perform the Haka? Or so I've read. Maybe just not this 'rugby' Hakagoldieboy
- there are some that they preform too- doesn't bother me, but the kids like seeing her throw things at me :-)
bjladams - haha... I bet the kids love itgoldieboy
- Mulatu0
"I bloody love the Haka. Best thing in Rugby!"
I agree. It's awesome.
And it used to be a lot more aggressive. It's been toned down a lot.
They used to cross the centerline into the opponents territory, and they'd stood their ground and it got physical often.- God, I'd so love to see some hand-egg players try to have a go at the All Blacks ... the ABs would roger them.Continuity
- climbatree0
In my experience Australia is one of the most racist countries ever been to. At least we embrace our nation culture on an international stage. P.C madness alright, worry more about the rase riots you had a few years back than a little cut throat history reference. I think this is sour grapes as we destroyed you last weekend.
- "Australia is one of the most racist countries ever" +1HAYZ1LLLA
- shit i should really read it first, Man i'm a shit typistclimbatree
- yes, there are racists in Oz, and some nationalities have brought problems with them, but most Aussies are pretty easy going.Amicus
- elahon0
This movie is brilliant, check it out.
- +1 doesn't paint the maori in a very good light thoughclimbatree
- One o the greatest movies ever. Cook the man some F**k'n eggShook_One
- Jake the Fuckin Mus !Dillinger
- i_monk0
Only white people are allowed to whitewash their violent past! I'm outraged at this news! Go back to Polynesia! Maoris are taking our jobs! Et cetera!
- BusterBoy0
Aussies are the most racist...get fucked. Of course there are some but go to Asia, the middle east, africa and parts of the US and tell me we are the most racist. That's offensive bullshit.
BTW, I do like the haka...I just find it odd the white blokes doing it as well that's all, And no sour grapes over the WC...considering you blokes haven't won one in 25 years, that's rich!
Go France...
- lowimpakt0
shit final
- scarabin0
wow, never heard of this ritual. pretty badass.
- ali0
Not only should it stay but every team should come up with their own war dance.
- _niko0
yeah love it.
Amazing that such a small country is a world power in rugby.