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<blockquote data-quote="Shaggy" data-source="post: 700228" data-attributes="member: 43400"><p>Consultation on how to respond to the Haka and the NZRU dictating how other teams respond to it are two very different things. To imply that one equates to the other is at best, unintentionally misleading.</p><p></p><p>Assuming WR did consult NZRU on setting WR's rules on how close the two teams can get to one another during the Haka, it seems very unlikely that no other nation was consulted during the process. It just seems highly unlikely that even if they did want separation of the teams etc (and I don't think that they wanted that), that they would have more influence and decision power than all of the other WR members,</p><p></p><p>To complain about the unfairness of the All Blacks having the last interaction with the crowd prior to kick off seem a little petty to me, considering the home side (generally) has the majority of the crowd on it's side, and gets the benefit of their support for the entire match.</p><p></p><p>As a general comment on meddling with things of cultural significance to a nation (not a specific response to your post GN10), it's up to that nation to decide if it's relevant or not, and other nations/cultures don't have the right to decide what's appropriate or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shaggy, post: 700228, member: 43400"] Consultation on how to respond to the Haka and the NZRU dictating how other teams respond to it are two very different things. To imply that one equates to the other is at best, unintentionally misleading. Assuming WR did consult NZRU on setting WR's rules on how close the two teams can get to one another during the Haka, it seems very unlikely that no other nation was consulted during the process. It just seems highly unlikely that even if they did want separation of the teams etc (and I don't think that they wanted that), that they would have more influence and decision power than all of the other WR members, To complain about the unfairness of the All Blacks having the last interaction with the crowd prior to kick off seem a little petty to me, considering the home side (generally) has the majority of the crowd on it's side, and gets the benefit of their support for the entire match. As a general comment on meddling with things of cultural significance to a nation (not a specific response to your post GN10), it's up to that nation to decide if it's relevant or not, and other nations/cultures don't have the right to decide what's appropriate or not. [/QUOTE]
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