southsider
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Yep a haka, is more about a respect thing, it's not intimadation, or just a challenge, as shown in one of the videos it was done to show respect and oneness with a "house' from a college when one of their's died. Do I personally like it ? yep but I a kiwi, and it means a bit to me, but I wouldn't lose sleep if it wasn't done in Aus.
The last thing we probably need is another Haka-f***en kiwi thread, note it never about Samoan or Tongan one . Basically noone has to stand there and watch it,Southsider, thats a lot of crap, I not sure where anyone gets that idea from, but hey it looks good when you having a moan!! And look if it hurts anyone just write to ARU and ask them to have it stopped as it upsets your sensibilities, it is only done outside NZ at home nations request. Zander I don't know who told you that they have to be able to do it. And you could also add, hakas being done before test matches has been done longer than National Anthems and if you checked rules there is probably not one to say you have to even stand still for one of them!!
Actually to add to that originally the Haka was only ever done away from home.
my ass its not an intimidation thing, if some maori fella came up to you in the street and made a throat slitting action at you would you feel the same? From my limited understanding the haka means different things at different times like the whole college thing was for respect, before a game is a challenge and after a game if they do the haka to the team again im led to believe THAT is a show of respect (once played a nz team and they explained it to us having done their haka after the game aswell)
if just staring them down after it was disrespectful id hate to think what doing anything else would mean to the all blacks
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/maa-nonu-warns-wales-respect-429635
If we played samoa or tonga more than once in a blue moon we would probably mention them too, don't get all defensive, people say the all blacks because they are the main ones who do it