The touchpaper had been lit, though, and all eyes were on the Maori war dance ahead of kick-off, which started amid a deafening rendition of ‘swing low, sweet chariot’ by the crowd in Twickenham.

England accepted the challenge of New Zealand’s pre-match Haka as they stepped forward to the halfway line during the Maori war dance before the Allianz Stadium fixture. Joe Marler had described ...

England captain Jamie George led his team a few steps forward to the halfway line at the start of the Haka as Steve Borthwick’s men fronted up after days of discussion over the Maori war dance.

New Zealand captain Scott Barrett warned England that Joe Marler's comments on the Haka “loaded the gun” ahead of Saturday's ...

England accepted the challenge of New Zealand’s pre-match Haka as they stepped forward to the halfway line during the Maori war dance before the Allianz Stadium fixture. Joe Marler had described the ...