With all the discussion of the haka in recent weeks, there was always going to be some response from the Ireland fans to the ...

The haka will be the main topic of conversation when New Zealand travel to face England at Twickenham in the 2024 Autumn ...

Thank you, Joe.” Just this week, Marler found himself embroiled in something of a scandal when he criticised the haka – the ...

New Zealand coach Scott Robertson defends the haka, a vital part of the team's cultural identity, following critical comments by England's Joe Marler. The haka serves as a challenge in rugby, and ...

The England prop suggested that the traditional Maori pre-match challenge ‘needs binning’ ahead of a clash between the two ...

"The Welsh players are statues. There was a rumour Wales would respond to the haka. But there was no counter dance, only that mute acceptance." While Butler and the rest of us could enjoy the ...

The Other Way / Facebook A reality TV contestant who appeared to attempt a haka on-camera has come under fire for the “disrespectful” rendition of the traditional Māori war dance. The spin ...

Marler took to social media on Oct 29 to deride the haka dance performed by New Zealand players before each game, saying it “needs binning”. The haka is a ritual war dance that forms a ...

Ahead of England’s 22-24 defeat to New Zealand at Twickenham, Marler, who has been capped 95 times and has won three Six Nations titles, said that their traditional Māori haka dance was ...

Marler has riled the All Blacks ahead of Saturday’s clash at Allianz Stadium by using social media to call for the pre-match Maori war dance to be ... and focus on haka as England face ...