The Haka
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- Dillinger0
Munster beat the All Blacks 12-0 in 1978.
- Jaline0
It looks pretty cool, and I think if every team had their own version it would be better received. Sports have always been drenched in masculine, tribal, war-like rituals. It's debatable whether or not the same practices should be used today as a spectacle. If it stays inside of that one environment, it would be more acceptable. But usually it seeps into the rest of society somehow.
- If every team had their own one? No thanks. It's not cheerleading, it's an ancient Maori ritual.Mulatu
- Nah, leave it to the All Blacks. Wouldn't work if every team had a pre-game ritualgoldieboy
- Then it does become weird, especially if it's only one race doing it. People are going to have valid points against it.Jaline
- Dillinger0
My Dad played for Leinster so I have been to plenty of rugby matches as a kid. I saw the Haka and I also saw Fiji do something similar while they were on tour years ago.
- hotroddy0
That's awesome. I bet it intimidates the opponent.
- BusterBoy0
drawing power from the lungs...LOL! They should just be honest and say it's a throat slit...it's all just a bit of theater anyway and should be encouraged for ALL nations.
The Poms could have a tea party.
- sothere0
new haka is pretty awesome. The end motion isn't a throat slit. but means something like drawing the power from the lungs to the sky. If you believe that. Dont think anyone should get upset, as after this in the game, you get players trying to kill each other. So no harm done really. Go the ABS!!!
- Shook_One0
Best sporting haka ever!!
- _niko0
yeah love it.
Amazing that such a small country is a world power in rugby.
- ali0
Not only should it stay but every team should come up with their own war dance.
- scarabin0
wow, never heard of this ritual. pretty badass.
- lowimpakt0
shit final
- 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...
- 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!
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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