England rugby star Joe Marler has blasted New Zealand's Māori dance, the Haka, and has called for the All Blacks tradition to be 'binned'.
New Zealand perform the dance at international rugby matches England rugby star Joe Marler has blasted New Zealand’s Māori dance, the Haka, and has called for the All Blacks tradition to be ‘binned’. New Zealand face England at Twickenham on Saturday in an Autumn Nations Series clash and Marler has faced widespread criticism for ‘ill-judged’ comments.
’ The New Zealand rugby haka was first performed by The Natives, their first representative team, during a 1888-89 tour of Britain and Australia. Joe Marler has made 95 England appearances to date It is traditionally performed by the All Blacks team prior to each international rugby game. Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira CEO Helmut Modlik has slammed Marler for his remarks about the Haka.
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