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<blockquote data-quote="Gay-Guy" data-source="post: 91736"><p>When Samoa played the AB's for the first time in '93 they started their Samoan challenge during the haka and it was all good<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Because whatever a team does on THEIR side of the field before kick off is THEIR choice. Once in an international there were players crossing the halfway line towards the AB's during a haka and the ref moved in to say get on the other side of the line. Was that bald aussie ref....can't remember his name...good ref.</p><p></p><p>The Tongans and fijians also do war dances.....</p><p></p><p>Hell even the Springboks used to do a Zulu war dance once upon a time!</p><p></p><p>I say bring on all sorts of cultural variety from different countries before kickoff.....this may be great for the sport of rugby. We should be encouraging teams to issue something towards the oppostion just before kickoff.</p><p></p><p>The oppostion can do anything they want when the AB's do their haka...they don't even need to watch...in fact if they stand their hurling curses at the AB's then that is ok....as long as it is on their side of the halfway line.</p><p></p><p>If any country (including the AB's) decide not to perform their cultural whatever it is....then that is entirely up to them...no biggie. The players main objective is to win the game not to win a cultural performance competition.</p><p></p><p>However leave the traditional nationa anthem singing as it is. Every sporting code does it the same way when it comes to national anthems. That is one tradition we don't want to start messing up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gay-Guy, post: 91736"] When Samoa played the AB's for the first time in '93 they started their Samoan challenge during the haka and it was all good:) Because whatever a team does on THEIR side of the field before kick off is THEIR choice. Once in an international there were players crossing the halfway line towards the AB's during a haka and the ref moved in to say get on the other side of the line. Was that bald aussie ref....can't remember his name...good ref. The Tongans and fijians also do war dances..... Hell even the Springboks used to do a Zulu war dance once upon a time! I say bring on all sorts of cultural variety from different countries before kickoff.....this may be great for the sport of rugby. We should be encouraging teams to issue something towards the oppostion just before kickoff. The oppostion can do anything they want when the AB's do their haka...they don't even need to watch...in fact if they stand their hurling curses at the AB's then that is ok....as long as it is on their side of the halfway line. If any country (including the AB's) decide not to perform their cultural whatever it is....then that is entirely up to them...no biggie. The players main objective is to win the game not to win a cultural performance competition. However leave the traditional nationa anthem singing as it is. Every sporting code does it the same way when it comes to national anthems. That is one tradition we don't want to start messing up. [/QUOTE]
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