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<blockquote data-quote="Thingimubob" data-source="post: 700511" data-attributes="member: 20956"><p>See I have to agree with [USER=71068]@goodNumber10[/USER] in a few things here. Its not about the pre match giving one side an advantage, never has been! Its about the spectacle and the atmosphere, and responding to the Haka just adds to it if you ask me.</p><p></p><p>Also with the stuff about the WRU consulting a Maori professor about responding with the anthem - there is nothing sneaky at all about what they asked! If the WRU are asking that, then its fairly damn obvious why they're asking - they want to do it! I'm not trying to say the WRU are squeaky clean, we all know that's not true, but don't paint them out to be a underhand organisation trying to get one over on NZ culture for personal gain.</p><p></p><p>Also, his comments about the haka being a completely different statement to the anthems - I'm not sure that's true, at least when it comes from a welsh perspective. Our anthem is a statement of who we are, in our own language which has somehow survived everything thrown at it, so I don't see why we shouldnt be able to do it as a response?</p><p></p><p>I love the haka, but I don't like the "our way or not at all" mentality, that comes with it. There were definitely a few grumblings after the '08 stand off in Cardiff - I think I even read a comment from Nonu saying he thought it was a little disrespectful. The majority however seemed to enjoy it at least.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I was thinking that myself!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thingimubob, post: 700511, member: 20956"] See I have to agree with [USER=71068]@goodNumber10[/USER] in a few things here. Its not about the pre match giving one side an advantage, never has been! Its about the spectacle and the atmosphere, and responding to the Haka just adds to it if you ask me. Also with the stuff about the WRU consulting a Maori professor about responding with the anthem - there is nothing sneaky at all about what they asked! If the WRU are asking that, then its fairly damn obvious why they're asking - they want to do it! I'm not trying to say the WRU are squeaky clean, we all know that's not true, but don't paint them out to be a underhand organisation trying to get one over on NZ culture for personal gain. Also, his comments about the haka being a completely different statement to the anthems - I'm not sure that's true, at least when it comes from a welsh perspective. Our anthem is a statement of who we are, in our own language which has somehow survived everything thrown at it, so I don't see why we shouldnt be able to do it as a response? I love the haka, but I don't like the "our way or not at all" mentality, that comes with it. There were definitely a few grumblings after the '08 stand off in Cardiff - I think I even read a comment from Nonu saying he thought it was a little disrespectful. The majority however seemed to enjoy it at least. I was thinking that myself! [/QUOTE]
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