the haka...

[Yaya_Tony]

Best was drowning the fuckers out with swing low. Mint. Jonah Lomu was a badass though.

 

[talkativesprout]

You keep dancing lads while we just load these Muskets.

 

[ROCKET80]

I enjoy it but they are very precious about it over here. By all means respect it when in NZ as they are laying down a challenge but when NZ are in another country then the other team should have a right of reply.

My favorite was from the League Final a few years back when the Aussies fronted right up to it and the Kiwis responded in kind......brilliant. Although a special mention to the Welsh and not walking away first when in Cardiff which just led to a stand off.

The All Blacks have 2 Haka's the main Ka Mate one and the Kapa o Pango. The latter is reserved for teams they have a great respect for/important game. The difference at this years world cup was that they lined up in an arrow formation, and they haven't explained the reason behind that yet.

 

[xgorton]

Is that the Talk Talk haka.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

I enjoy it but they are very precious about it over here. By all means respect it when in NZ as they are laying down a challenge but when NZ are in another country then the other team should have a right of reply.

My favorite was from the League Final a few years back when the Aussies fronted right up to it and the Kiwis responded in kind......brilliant. Although a special mention to the Welsh and not walking away first when in Cardiff which just led to a stand off.

The All Blacks have 2 Haka's the main Ka Mate one and the Kapa o Pango. The latter is reserved for teams they have a great respect for/important game. The difference at this years world cup was that they lined up in an arrow formation, and they haven't explained the reason behind that yet.

I was there when that happened. It was electric, a real spectators moment

 

[Cellarite]

I understand that and, quite often, they design a new one for a special event but I recall the same one being used for several years ..... and frankly, I missed it!!!

If they have new ones for different events, surely it's no longer a tradition. It's a daft thing to have before a game of rugby.

 

[mad4city]

If they want to do their war dance, they shouldn't be allowed their national anthem and it shouldn't be the very last thing before kick off.
I remember seeing the All Blacks on their 74 & 78 tours (I'm very, very old, children...) and it wasn't nearly as confrontational as it is now. Then Buck Shelford's team came over, sometime in the 80's, and it was a far more menacing feature.
There's a nasty undertone to it now that has no place on a sports field.

 

[Tricky Dickys Right Foot Shot]

They do it in wrestling. Presenting the Uso brothers, Samoans;

I can't believe that this shit can be classed as a sport!

The guy in tights who plays Peter Pan at The Lowry has more talent than these cunts!

 

[Yaya_Tony]

I can't believe that this shit can be classed as a sport!

The guy in tights who plays Peter Pan at The Lowry has more talent than these cunts!

It's not. Wrestling is "sports entertainment" Watch Vince talk;



I think it's mint, watched it since childhood. Probably always will. Like City. No matter how shit it gets I'll keep going back for more.