Pre-game cultural challenges like the haka have sparked ongoing debate around their reception and appropriateness.

England prop Joe Marler deactivates his X account after posting that the haka "needs binning" before Saturday's match against ...

England prop Joe Marler has lit the touchpaper ahead of this weekend’s clash against the All Blacks, controversially calling ...

Scott Robertson says words could have been chosen more carefully after Joe Marler claimed the pre-match haka should be ...

On Tuesday, Marler wrote on social media that “the haka is ridiculous, it needs binning”. In another post, referencing the ...

New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people.

JOE MARLER has received a backlash for calling to ban the Haka. The experienced England international, 34, was writing on social media ahead of the Red Roses’ match against New Zealand at ...

England rugby star Joe Marler has apologised for his controversial comments relating to the haka. The 34-year-old had hit the headlines this week after he called for the ceremonial dance - which ...

Ireland and Leinster legend Gordon D'Arcy has called on Andy Farrell's side to have a response ready for the ceremonial ...

England rugby star Joe Marler has addressed the response to his claim the haka is ‘ridiculous’ and ‘needs binning’. On ...

Australia’s men’s netball team stole the show on the opening day of netball’s Fast5 series in Christchurch, busting out a ...

Image: England's men's rugby league side came face-to-face with Samoa when they ... of the traditional war dance. Wales refused the All Blacks' request for the haka to be performed after the ...