The Haka, a traditional ancestral war cry practised by Maoris before battle – and now by the All Blacks before rugby internationals – has become one of sport's most theatrical moments. But the rugby ...
The famous Maori tradition is unrecognisable now to the unstable hokey pokey it first resembled when New Zealand rugby teams toured the world for the majority of the 20th century. Video footage of the ...
Alan Tyers has been on the Telegraph Sport team since 2010. He writes about sport, TV and sport on TV. When not sitting on the sofa in London doing that, he works as a psychodynamic psychotherapist in ...
New Zealand's forthcoming tour to England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland has left many in the rugby world feeling 'extremely awkward' about how to respond to the All Blacks' famous Haka. The increased ...
Archive footage of New Zealand's rugby players performing the Haka in 1973 prior to a match against the Barbarians. The Haka has come a long way since 1973. Video, 00:00:26The Haka has come a long way ...
The haka can cause controversy, especially in big tournaments like the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. Some rugby fans reckon it gives the All Blacks an unfair advantage, one Irish pundit said this ...
The haka was a different story in 1973. And it's unlikely this version would have struck fear into the hearts of New Zealand's opponents in the same way Ma'a Nonu and Richie McCaw do today. It's one ...
THE best haka ever performed is one of the more contentious debates in rugby, but there is no question when it comes to the worst. The famous Maori tradition is unrecognisable now to the unstable ...
THE haka hasn’t always been the feared, confronting war cry we know it as today. The famous Maori tradition is unrecognisable now to the unstable hokey pokey it first resembled when New Zealand rugby ...