Kiwis captain James Fisher-Harris and fellow prop Joe Tapine then led New Zealand’s famous ‘Haka’, which caused a rapturous ...

New Zealand players perform a Haka before the Pacific Championships Pacific ... Cooper Cronk added: “Take a bow, Tonga. The ...

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

All Blacks legend Zinzan Brooke performs a rousing Haka in a pub - after England star Joe Marler said the iconic dance should be 'binned'. The World Cup winner, 59, started off by saying he and his ...

Jason Taumalolo has lauded Kristian Woolf as the real pillar of Tonga's rugby league revolution, seven years after his own defection helped revive Test football. Woolf is set to take charge of the ...

which is exclusive to the All Blacks rugby team and only performed during certain matches. Nowadays, whenever New Zealand take to the field, nobody knows which version of the Haka they will sing.

Tonga have clinched a historic victory, downing New Zealand 25-24, to book their spot against Australia in the Pacific ...

Marler’s controversial comments came after an incident in rugby league involving England’s Mikey Lewis and Gordon Chan Kum ...

At the 2019 World Cup, a sensational semi-final clash between the Red Roses and the All Blacks was preceded, as ever, by a performance of the haka out on the pitch. World Rugby laws state that ...

England prop Joe Marler announced his retirement from international rugby on Sunday, just days after urging New Zealand to ditch the haka. The 34-year-old, who retired once before in 2018 before ...

“I’ve only faced it once (in 2022). It’s massive in the history of the game. Most people who aren’t necessarily too interested in rugby still know what the haka is.