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Right Or Wrong? France Fined For Advancing On Haka
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Poor decision by the IRB. Why should the AB's be given carte blanche when they perform the Haka? They are allowed to use it as an intimidatory factor as much as laying down a challenge, so why should a team be fined when they respond accordingly, front up and accept the challenge?
If that's how it's going to be, maybe the AB's should be stopped from performing it, especially at away games.
Poor decision by the IRB. Why should the AB's be given carte blanche when they perform the Haka? They are allowed to use it as an intimidatory factor as much as laying down a challenge, so why should a team be fined when they respond accordingly, front up and accept the challenge?
If that's how it's going to be, maybe the AB's should be stopped from performing it, especially at away games.
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Right and wrong.
The Haka is a piece of traditional showpiece,a welcome and has been performed as a greeting to the Queen on her visits to the Southern Hemisphere on many occasions.
In fact the haka was the best part of the final.
Opposing teams should respect the haka, not try to equal it but just to accept the greeting from the opposing team.
France should have been censured, but not fined.
The Haka is a piece of traditional showpiece,a welcome and has been performed as a greeting to the Queen on her visits to the Southern Hemisphere on many occasions.
In fact the haka was the best part of the final.
Opposing teams should respect the haka, not try to equal it but just to accept the greeting from the opposing team.
France should have been censured, but not fined.
IMHO they do respect it by accepting the challenge laid down.
The Tongans perform the Sipi Tau as their response (as do other South Sea Island teams), why can't the French be allowed to do as others have in the past?
Even the great 'Buck' Shelford called the Irish response "great".
If anything the French response was far less confrontational.
The Tongans perform the Sipi Tau as their response (as do other South Sea Island teams), why can't the French be allowed to do as others have in the past?
Even the great 'Buck' Shelford called the Irish response "great".
If anything the French response was far less confrontational.
there was some sort of protocol about how near opposing teams could approach during the haka, and the French breached it. I suppose it's thought to lessen the value of the performance. The ABs think the fine was a mistake
http://www.guardian.c...fine-new-zealand-haka
http://www.guardian.c...fine-new-zealand-haka
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