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Please World Rugby, ban the Haka
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<blockquote data-quote="Shaggy" data-source="post: 699966" data-attributes="member: 43400"><p>Yes, all nations have a national anthem, yes, it gets respected - is it not possible to acknowledge and respect something that is important to another nation, that is derived from Polynesian roots, as well as something that comes from European roots (the anthem).</p><p></p><p>Where did I say that I speak for the whole of New Zealand ... I was merely expressing my opinion that singing by the crowd over top of it, is disrespectful, as they aren't the ones being challenged. If the opposing team wants to respond to it by singing, fantastic.</p><p></p><p>Your "16th man" argument is fine (IMO), after the Anthems and Haka ... sing away as loudly as you like, past All Blacks have said that it's pretty intimidating to hear during the match.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shaggy, post: 699966, member: 43400"] Yes, all nations have a national anthem, yes, it gets respected - is it not possible to acknowledge and respect something that is important to another nation, that is derived from Polynesian roots, as well as something that comes from European roots (the anthem). Where did I say that I speak for the whole of New Zealand ... I was merely expressing my opinion that singing by the crowd over top of it, is disrespectful, as they aren't the ones being challenged. If the opposing team wants to respond to it by singing, fantastic. Your "16th man" argument is fine (IMO), after the Anthems and Haka ... sing away as loudly as you like, past All Blacks have said that it's pretty intimidating to hear during the match. [/QUOTE]
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