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<blockquote data-quote="Charles" data-source="post: 271926"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Steve-o @ Jul 17 2009, 07:23 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=405361" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>I am in agreement with it, but it's a matter of time until one of the arm swinging gestures hits a "challenged" player, who shouldn't be up in your face like that. Up in your face like a metre away, fine. Up in your face like 5 centimetres or more, is asking for trouble. Culture or not, we aren't wanting violence to break out, or the good reputation of the Haka to be soiled.</p><p></p><p>I mean how close is too close? Pushing heads together? The day that the first brawl happens because of "too close" has already happened in junior levels, it must not come to tests. A punch up prior to the kick-off is not what anyone wants.</p><p></p><p><strong>Or is it?</strong></p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p>That's either fence sitting to the max or sarcasm. Nobody wants a fight before kick-off, nooo, that can only happen during the game <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> </p><p></p><p>BTW I'm not saying challenging the Haka is a bad thing (not this topic again..) all I'm saying is that walking up to the Haka and getting tonked is as feable as if the AB's weren't good at rugby.</p><p></p><p>I know teams do this to inspire confidence, I call it 'chicken before the egg' confidence (except France). They acting confident eventhough it has no grounding aka optimism (except France). Which is all and well if it works! Soon it will become custom to walk up if you think you're not good enough, because the teams who actually do it get tonked (except France). </p><p></p><p>In fact, lets give the French the sole rights to it! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Agreed :bravo: <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p>Btw...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhyxfmoSxOA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhyxfmoSxOA</a></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Charles, post: 271926"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Steve-o @ Jul 17 2009, 07:23 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=405361']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> I am in agreement with it, but it's a matter of time until one of the arm swinging gestures hits a "challenged" player, who shouldn't be up in your face like that. Up in your face like a metre away, fine. Up in your face like 5 centimetres or more, is asking for trouble. Culture or not, we aren't wanting violence to break out, or the good reputation of the Haka to be soiled. I mean how close is too close? Pushing heads together? The day that the first brawl happens because of "too close" has already happened in junior levels, it must not come to tests. A punch up prior to the kick-off is not what anyone wants. [b]Or is it?[/b] [/b][/quote] That's either fence sitting to the max or sarcasm. Nobody wants a fight before kick-off, nooo, that can only happen during the game :P BTW I'm not saying challenging the Haka is a bad thing (not this topic again..) all I'm saying is that walking up to the Haka and getting tonked is as feable as if the AB's weren't good at rugby. I know teams do this to inspire confidence, I call it 'chicken before the egg' confidence (except France). They acting confident eventhough it has no grounding aka optimism (except France). Which is all and well if it works! Soon it will become custom to walk up if you think you're not good enough, because the teams who actually do it get tonked (except France). In fact, lets give the French the sole rights to it! :D [/b][/quote] Agreed :bravo: :D Btw... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhyxfmoSxOA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhyxfmoSxOA[/url] [/QUOTE]
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