Wearing their white away strip on Kiwi territory, the French - a long-standing bogey team for New Zeland in the Rugby World Cup - marched towards the Haka in ... final with France at the ...

Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race relations bill that has ignited protests across the country.

Then, as New Zealand's Haka was coming to an end, the Ireland players started stepping forward. Some had a smile on their face, including New Zealand-born James Lowe. Others, meanwhile ...

England prop Joe Marler reignited an old debate when he wrote on social media this week that New Zealand's haka — its Maori pre-match challenge since 1888 — was “ridiculous” and should be ...

New Zealand captain Scott Barrett warned England that Joe Marler's comments on the Haka “loaded the gun” ahead of Saturday's (2 November) clash. The veteran prop, who is not involved in the ...

said Barrett when asked about Marler's comments at New Zealand's hotel on Friday. "I guess there always opinions about the haka and its place ... (they also take on France and Ireland this ...

Joe Marler had already left the England camp before he called for the haka to be scrapped going into Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series match against New Zealand. Telegraph Sport understands that ...

Former New Zealand rugby captain Tana Umaga admitted he was always motivated by an England player's disrespect for the Haka. The traditional ... [David] Campese, France ’07, Tokyo ’19 or ...

CastlebridgeInspire teamed up virtually with organisers in New ... the haka recently. The crew in Eden Park, New Zealand needed more than 4,028, which was the record set ten years ago in France.

England accepted the challenge of New Zealand’s pre-match Haka as they stepped forward to the halfway line during the Maori war dance before the Allianz Stadium fixture. Joe Marler had described ...