Bo-Jangles

But this made made me larf out loud


Former England halfback Matt Dawson mocks All Blacks with the 'Hakarena' | Stuff.co.nz

MrsFychan

like it

scrubbedexpat094

I believe Pita Sharples has already got his knickers in a twist about it being disrespectful to Maori yada, yada, yada

He needs to take a concrete pill and get over it.

Sparkleydiva

Quite agree

It made me laugh out loudwhen I watched it yesterday - a spot of good old british humour to brighten the day

Woodlea

The haka is farcical and should be banned anyway, the hakarena that Matt Dawson is doing is more reminiscent of 60s era All Black hakas anyway

BEVS

Totally agree. Makes me cringe these days. It is a Maori thing and should be left for Maori & Pacifika nations . Not nicked for some pseudo sense of national unity.

The Hakarena is just a bit of fun and should be taken that way by everyone. Don't see the country getting its knickers in a knot over the drunk Kiwis hakaring away for a pint - and yes, that does happen as we've seen that & it is not nice really.

Lets have a former All Black respond with a nifty bit of Morris dancing . Show a bit of return humour in kind , rather than getting a bit precious over nothing much.

Tom H

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!

That would be so funny if the English rugby players actually performed that against the All Blacks in the unlikely event both teams meet.

Not surprising that people are getting their knickers in a twist over this mind. When they shout racist when English, Scottish and French fans sing during the Haka - what else would you expect?

BEVS

My husband and I were once at a Maori v England game up in Napier.

There was booing and assorted hakaring going on all through the national anthem. There was no humour in that at all I can say as someone that was there .

So. If it can be dished out , then it should be taken on the chin.

Charismatic

I'm much too middle class to be going to rugby matches but I do enjoy a bit of cricket.

barnsleymat

Too middle class for Rugby Union? Impossible.

Rugby World Cup: Is English rugby union just for posh kids? - BBC Sport

Charismatic

In England perhaps but here it's the preferred working class sport.

JaneRiley

Morris dancing! If only...all that skipping and waving hankies would strike horror into the hearts of any opposition.

Justcol

dont forget the bells around their ankles. . . terrifying !!

Gordon Barlow

This is something I will be reporting on the Old Codgers' Thread in the Take It Outside section: I remember a quickie from a British radio show in the 1960s (I think it was) called "Round the Horne". To the sound of bells and whooping in the distance, somebody says, "What on earth's going on over there?" "Oh, that's Morris dancing." "Hmm. I've been a bit worried about Morris..."

Sorry. You had to be there, I guess. I'll get my coat.

JaneRiley

Thank you for that trip down memory lane!!