New Zealand rugby stars ... The haka needs binning. It's ridiculous,' he wrote. 'It’s only any good when teams actually front it with some sort of reply. Like the league boys did last week.' ...

The haka was traditionally a way to welcome visiting tribes or energise warriors ahead of battle. It is now performed at important events and is part of the New Zealand rugby team’s pregame ritual.

The New Zealand All Blacks perform their Haka for one last time before facing off against South Africa in the 2023 Rugby World Cup Final. Skip to Navigation Skip to Main Content ...

The 89-cap player, who represented New Zealand for the final time in the match after signing a three-year deal with Japanese rugby ... League tweeted: “All Blacks are erasing the beginning of ...

The centrality of the haka within All Black rugby tradition is not a recent development. Since an 1888 tour by the "New Zealand Natives" led by Joseph Warbrick the haka has been closely associated ...

New Zealand's haka against France from the 2011 Rugby World Cup has garnered a stunning 81 million views on YouTube, making it the most-watched haka video on the entire platform. And when you ...

It's a type of ceremonial dance many might associate with the famous New Zealand All Blacks rugby team. But what does a haka actually signify, and why have so many been performed across New ...