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<blockquote data-quote="Gay-Guy" data-source="post: 91751"><p>I guarantee if that happened there would be a huge amount of criticism from All Black fans, and a harranging for whoever delivered the insults.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p>Well thats because the AB fans need to wake up and realise that referees allow them to perform the haka...it is not their "right" to do it....refs also allow the oppostion to do whatever they want on the other side of the halfway line....it is their "right" to do whatever they want on that side of the halfway line prior to kick off. If a ref decided to just have the kick off and forgo the haka then the AB's better be in position real fast because what the refs says is what has to happen.</p><p></p><p>Good on Willie Mason for cursing the Kiwis during the haka....he is entitled to do whatever he wants on his side of the field. The people who got angry at this must have forgotten that this is a spoting contest first rather than a cultural performance.</p><p></p><p>However.....as Willie found out....there are repercussions when you irrate a team...doesn't matter which team it is.</p><p></p><p>Luckily for the AB's the haka is done in Maori and few of the oppostion understand what it means...especially the new one Kapo o Pango. If the haka was done in english and ESPECIALLY the new one where the opposition could understand it.....then I suspect the AB's would end up on the bruised end, as to hear words from visiting players saying "this is our land" on your home soil will drive anyone into a state of ruthless fury lol!</p><p></p><p>Bring back the Zulu war dance for the Springboks I say! Will really unite the Rainbow nation to get behind the sport of rugby as well as fire the Springboks up.....gee they need some new direction as this post-apartheid era for them has losing their fear factor they used to have on opponents.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Gay-Guy, post: 91751"] I guarantee if that happened there would be a huge amount of criticism from All Black fans, and a harranging for whoever delivered the insults. [/b][/quote] Well thats because the AB fans need to wake up and realise that referees allow them to perform the haka...it is not their "right" to do it....refs also allow the oppostion to do whatever they want on the other side of the halfway line....it is their "right" to do whatever they want on that side of the halfway line prior to kick off. If a ref decided to just have the kick off and forgo the haka then the AB's better be in position real fast because what the refs says is what has to happen. Good on Willie Mason for cursing the Kiwis during the haka....he is entitled to do whatever he wants on his side of the field. The people who got angry at this must have forgotten that this is a spoting contest first rather than a cultural performance. However.....as Willie found out....there are repercussions when you irrate a team...doesn't matter which team it is. Luckily for the AB's the haka is done in Maori and few of the oppostion understand what it means...especially the new one Kapo o Pango. If the haka was done in english and ESPECIALLY the new one where the opposition could understand it.....then I suspect the AB's would end up on the bruised end, as to hear words from visiting players saying "this is our land" on your home soil will drive anyone into a state of ruthless fury lol! Bring back the Zulu war dance for the Springboks I say! Will really unite the Rainbow nation to get behind the sport of rugby as well as fire the Springboks up.....gee they need some new direction as this post-apartheid era for them has losing their fear factor they used to have on opponents. [/QUOTE]
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