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New Zealand Haka Is Arrogance?
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<blockquote data-quote="matjam" data-source="post: 368684" data-attributes="member: 43948"><p>Just to put my 2 cents in even if it has already been put forward by someone else. If you have not noticed I am a Kiwi born and bred and we have to learn about a lot of this stuff in school. Basically the Haka is a ancient maori war dance that is used to set a challenge to the opposition. When the All Blacks or whoever do it they are doing the same thing, now to call this arrogance proves either you need to research more or you are arrogant. The Haka should be allowed before a rugby game as it is cultural and is now expected by anyone who watches the All Blacks or most other New Zealand teams for that matter. Now IMO I don't have a problem with fans or the opposition trying to drown it out because usually that gets the ABs more riled up which is kinda the point of the Haka is to give the team some more flair. And in reply to the Welsh game where the All Blacks did the Haka in changing rooms they had every right to do this as they are just performing the pre-game ritual.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="matjam, post: 368684, member: 43948"] Just to put my 2 cents in even if it has already been put forward by someone else. If you have not noticed I am a Kiwi born and bred and we have to learn about a lot of this stuff in school. Basically the Haka is a ancient maori war dance that is used to set a challenge to the opposition. When the All Blacks or whoever do it they are doing the same thing, now to call this arrogance proves either you need to research more or you are arrogant. The Haka should be allowed before a rugby game as it is cultural and is now expected by anyone who watches the All Blacks or most other New Zealand teams for that matter. Now IMO I don't have a problem with fans or the opposition trying to drown it out because usually that gets the ABs more riled up which is kinda the point of the Haka is to give the team some more flair. And in reply to the Welsh game where the All Blacks did the Haka in changing rooms they had every right to do this as they are just performing the pre-game ritual. [/QUOTE]
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