It’s fair to say things have changed for the better since this version of the famous war dance was performed.
Watch: All Blacks perform haka in 1973 – it's not great
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All Blacks while White.
I'm deceased
Barbarians match with THAT try…
Hahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahaha (jajajajajajajajaja).
the early years were a training ground for what exists today who knew the growth of the ABs would dominate world rugby on such a scale including the haka which like a fine wine has matured over time along with it's historic foundations as NZ joined Fiji Samoa & Tonga as each shared their indigenous backgrounds on the world stage before each international game today such performances are like a well oiled machine of pride for pacific nations as for the ABs & the haka it's growth has come a long way since it's early years and has being enhanced & perfected by the teachers of maori culture
White people's HAKA!
I find it ridiculous. It doesn’t matter how well it’s performed.
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Why were rugby players soo small back then, and now they are absolute UNITS!
They are rugby players, not dancers. They may have not performed the haka to perfection, but won the test matches against England, Scotland, Wales, and drew with Ireland.
Shes right. Never wing it
It was okay…but all i ought to say is thank goodness Buck Shelford came along and made it proper
That's how the Haka was done, it is NOT meant to be aggressive at all and was NOT a battle cry before a fight, it's a Christian song penned by a Chief who was born again like many of them and expresses his experience and also reflects what was going on in the land with the change from war to peace, when the penny drops about that fact some people will be quite shocked. The Haka is getting really angry and seems to be an outlet for the angry maori radical extremist who really want the old Tikanga back so they can slaughter us somehow someway.
It's awesome
Hahahaha
Being a bit on the geriatric side, this is the Haka I remember whenever the All Blacks came to Europe – this was definitely not unusual, indeed it is typical. We never took it seriously because it looked like a bunch of white blokes noncing about. Then the sport went professional and you guys employed choreographers. Suddenly it takes on a religious significance and everyone is supposed to grovel before it? All power to Campese for ignoring it.
Everything starts off bad! It’s called evolving
The problem there was pretty obvious.. that was a British haka not a Maori haka.. zero warrior blood.
He was hivving a look?
Love it!! Hahaha
Was that the chicken dance? I'm so confused.