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    Quote Originally Posted by slomo View Post
    i could be wrong here but didn't the welsh want to do a response of some sort a few years ago?, the all blacks didn't want this so they did the haka in the changerooms......
    I think it was the Irish (but it's easy to get them confused with the Welsh.....!!!)


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    Irish, Welsh and Scots all look the same to me.

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    they want you to respond and that will just get them more fired up.

    let them dance, its good to watch. i think winning contact in the first tackle and getting the momentem is going to have a bigger effect on the game.

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    No, the Welsh wanted it done before the anthems. The ABs got the hump and did it in the shed (which was still before the anthems). Not sure what it all achieved, other than maybe demonstrating how precious they are getting about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flamethrower View Post
    Irish, Welsh and Scots all look the same to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mamabella View Post
    Yes, Rick Smith did challenge the All Black haka when they played WA in (I think) 1992. I was Rick's fiance at the time and remember a number of vitriolic pieces written by sports reporters who had absolutely no understanding of haka protocol or history and certainly never bothered to ask either Rick or anyone else with that knowledge.

    Rick is part-Maori and certainly knows the traditions associated with the haka. The All Blacks at the time were quite put out as it was the first time they had been challenged. I spoke to the great All Black flanker Michael Jones at the post-match function and he was quite upset about it which I found ironic as he is Samoan!
    Thanks Mamabella, and welcome aboard!

    Anyone remember the Gavin Bermingham one? As I (vaguely) recall it was at Perry Lakes - the athletics field, not where we play rugby now.

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