England unveil the Hakarena to counter the All Blacks Haka

[teach]

Terrifying stuff.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...att-Dawson-mocks-All-Blacks-with-the-Hakarena

 

[qwerty51]

 

[Sully]

Still a wanker then.

 

[Bon]

Culturally insensitive. Only the english could be so boorish and ignorant and rude. Will they welcome Fiji,Tonga and Samoa the same way?

 

[teach]

Culturally insensitive. Only the english could be so boorish and ignorant and rude. Will they welcome Fiji,Tonga and Samoa the same way?

Oh please let them be as welcoming to the Fijians before their game.

I am sure all us colonials will be reminded of our place at some stage.

 

[Dan54]

Not a problem at all, supposed to be funny, and as Sully noted got Dawson still a wanker he always was. Quite sure there will be one or 2 will froth at mouth over it, but generally think most (like the ABs have already) will just shrug and say whatever. Interesting to see Pom press trying their hardest to get a bite out of ABs over it, but didn't work. I think Fitzy's tongue in cheek bit in SMH probably shows Poms the way to have a bit of humour!!

 

[rugbyfan07]

waiting for rwc opening

 

[Braveheart81]

Culturally insensitive. Only the english could be so boorish and ignorant and rude. Will they welcome Fiji,Tonga and Samoa the same way?

Surely it's self deprecating more than it is insulting to the All Blacks/New Zealanders.

 

[teach]

It's not a big drama. I won't be losing sleep. Just makes them look like cocks.
Pathetic of the news reporters trying to manufacture outrage and drama. Sorry lads, we are here for the rugby.

One of our radio announcers said today "We should dress up like morris dancers and leap around like a bunch of twats. Oh. But that's the point isn't it?"

 

[pjm]

Kiwi's have short memories and don't know how the actual All Blacks used to treat the haka.

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[zer0]

Kiwi's have short memories and don't know how the actual All Blacks used to treat the haka.

Eh? It's fairly well known in New Zealand that is was a bit of a joke before Shelford's ultimatum.

 

[pjm]

Eh? It's fairly well known in New Zealand that is was a bit of a joke before the Shelford's ultimatum.

Maybe in the older generation.

 

[zer0]

Maybe in the older generation.

Maybe in the younger generations, too.

 

[teach]

Kiwi's have short memories and don't know how the actual All Blacks used to treat the haka.

So what's your point?
We are all well aware earlier teams did not have the same understanding of the Haka, or probably the training. I am not sure if this is what you are implying, but what they did not do was set out to take the piss out of it. They just were not very good at it.


This attempt is just Dawson trying to be funny and the UK media hoping for a story. Its pretty cringeworthy stuff really (same as the 1973 version).Its pretty amazing to see how it has grown as a spectacle since 1973.

 

[pjm]

So what's your point?.

Fuck I dunno teach, probably what I said. If you can't draw a point out of that I'd suggest you go brush up on some english comprehension.

 

[The Snout]

Gee they're insecure enough about their place in the world already.

Already turning into an interesting World Cup.

 

[brokendown]

Also back in those days they only did the Haka on overseas tours

 

[qwerty51]

Also back in those days they only did the Haka on overseas tours

The haka should only be done in NZ.

 

[Pedrolicus]

The funniest bit was how they avoided using the actual macarena music. They most be expecting to earn some coin from it and don't want to get sued.

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[Quick Hands]

Kiwi's have short memories and don't know how the actual All Blacks used to treat the haka.

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Like a lot of things in rugby (i.e. the scrum), the haka has acquired a status not based on historical fact.

This is not to say that it's not a very significant part of the Maori culture, which it is, just that its rugby manifestation hasn't always been what it is now.