Usually the Aussies go on about Ritchie being a cheat... or the All Blacks are protected...
But now they are following the English and want the Haka banned???
Grow some balls Aussie...
http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/t...n-the-rugby-club/story-fn5k35do-1226113516220
The All Blacks should not be allowed to perform the haka before rugby union matches because it gives the New Zealand team "an unfair physical advantage" over their rivals, Fox Sports commentator Greg Martin says.
"They get an unfair physical advantage," Martin said on The Rugby Club. "The whole game of rugby is about male dominance over another man, and they're there yelling and screaming and threatening and you've got to sit there and go: 'Umm, this'll be finished soon.'"
"What's so good about it?"
The haka is a traditional Maori dance, and war haka were performed originally by warriors before a battle to proclaim their strength and prowess in order to intimidate the opposition.Today, haka represent an integral part of New Zealand culture and they are performed at official welcome ceremonies for distinguished visitors or foreign dignitaries. Thousands of haka are performed by tribes and cultural groups in New Zealand. Countless New Zealand sporting teams perform a pre-match haka - the Kiwis (rugby league), the Tall Blacks (men's basketball), the Ice Blacks (men's ice hockey), and even the national lacrosse team - but the dance, in particularly the ka mate haka, is synonymous with the All Blacks.
The New Zealand National Rugby Union adopted the haka in 1906 since when the national rugby union team has performed a version before every Test it has played.
The All Blacks controversially introduced a new haka in 2005, kapa o pango, the "throat-slitting" dance they performed before the Bledisloe Cup Test against the Wallabies in Auckland on Saturday.
Kapa o pango features an extended and aggressive introduction by the leader of the haka - halfback Piri Weepu led the haka in Auckland. The haka is highlighted by a more aggressive climax - a drawing of the thumb down the throat, the action directed at the opposition.
The words to kapa o pango are more specific than ka mate to the All Blacks, and it is reserved for "special occasions".
The All Blacks are believed to have performed kapa o pango in Auckland because of a perceived lack of pre-match respect from the Wallabies.
New Zealand certainly dominated the Wallabies in Auckland - physically and mentally - winning the opening Bledisloe Cup Test of the season 30-14.
"If you want to go see entertainment go to the theatre," Martin said of the haka, which many rugby fans around the world love to watch.
"That's what it is; it's singing and dancing."
John Smit, captain of the Springboks who faced the debut kapa o pango in Dunedinsaid after that Test: "To stand there and watch it for the first time was a privilege."
But kapo o pango has been controversial throughout its short history, with former London Daily Telegraph columnist Mick Cleary criticising it as "unmistakably provocative".
And France coach Bernard Laporte, in 2006, went so far as to advise the All Blacks against performing kapa o pango during their tour of France, saying "it's no good for the promotion of our sport".
The All Blacks are not the only international rugby union to perform a pre-match war dance.
Tonga perform the kailao, Fiji perform the cibi and Samoa perform manu siva tau.
Samoa originally performed the traditional 'ma'ulu'ulu moa' on tour, but they adopted the manu war chant before Rugby World Cup 1991 because they considered it to be more aggressive and effective in psyching up the players.
But now they are following the English and want the Haka banned???
Grow some balls Aussie...
http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/t...n-the-rugby-club/story-fn5k35do-1226113516220
The All Blacks should not be allowed to perform the haka before rugby union matches because it gives the New Zealand team "an unfair physical advantage" over their rivals, Fox Sports commentator Greg Martin says.
"They get an unfair physical advantage," Martin said on The Rugby Club. "The whole game of rugby is about male dominance over another man, and they're there yelling and screaming and threatening and you've got to sit there and go: 'Umm, this'll be finished soon.'"
"What's so good about it?"
The haka is a traditional Maori dance, and war haka were performed originally by warriors before a battle to proclaim their strength and prowess in order to intimidate the opposition.Today, haka represent an integral part of New Zealand culture and they are performed at official welcome ceremonies for distinguished visitors or foreign dignitaries. Thousands of haka are performed by tribes and cultural groups in New Zealand. Countless New Zealand sporting teams perform a pre-match haka - the Kiwis (rugby league), the Tall Blacks (men's basketball), the Ice Blacks (men's ice hockey), and even the national lacrosse team - but the dance, in particularly the ka mate haka, is synonymous with the All Blacks.
The New Zealand National Rugby Union adopted the haka in 1906 since when the national rugby union team has performed a version before every Test it has played.
The All Blacks controversially introduced a new haka in 2005, kapa o pango, the "throat-slitting" dance they performed before the Bledisloe Cup Test against the Wallabies in Auckland on Saturday.
Kapa o pango features an extended and aggressive introduction by the leader of the haka - halfback Piri Weepu led the haka in Auckland. The haka is highlighted by a more aggressive climax - a drawing of the thumb down the throat, the action directed at the opposition.
The words to kapa o pango are more specific than ka mate to the All Blacks, and it is reserved for "special occasions".
The All Blacks are believed to have performed kapa o pango in Auckland because of a perceived lack of pre-match respect from the Wallabies.
New Zealand certainly dominated the Wallabies in Auckland - physically and mentally - winning the opening Bledisloe Cup Test of the season 30-14.
"If you want to go see entertainment go to the theatre," Martin said of the haka, which many rugby fans around the world love to watch.
"That's what it is; it's singing and dancing."
John Smit, captain of the Springboks who faced the debut kapa o pango in Dunedinsaid after that Test: "To stand there and watch it for the first time was a privilege."
But kapo o pango has been controversial throughout its short history, with former London Daily Telegraph columnist Mick Cleary criticising it as "unmistakably provocative".
And France coach Bernard Laporte, in 2006, went so far as to advise the All Blacks against performing kapa o pango during their tour of France, saying "it's no good for the promotion of our sport".
The All Blacks are not the only international rugby union to perform a pre-match war dance.
Tonga perform the kailao, Fiji perform the cibi and Samoa perform manu siva tau.
Samoa originally performed the traditional 'ma'ulu'ulu moa' on tour, but they adopted the manu war chant before Rugby World Cup 1991 because they considered it to be more aggressive and effective in psyching up the players.
