South Africa v New Zealand: SA Rugby apologise for 'highly regrettable' haka disruption

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South Africa v New Zealand: SA Rugby apologise for 'highly regrettable' haka disruption
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South Africa Rugby Union apologise to New Zealand over 'highly regrettable disruption' to the closing stages of their haka before the hosts' victory on Saturday in Johannesburg.

South Africa Rugby Union has apologised to New Zealand over "highly regrettable" disruption to the closing stages of their haka before the hosts' Rugby Championship victory on Saturday in Johannesburg.

However, at Emirates Airline Park, the final moments were overlaid by music and fireworks, as well as a flyover by an A380 airline caused by "timekeeping challenges" and "simple human error", according to SA Rugby chief executive Rian Oberholzer.

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