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       #Post#: 129575--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Joe Marler calls on haka to be binned
   DIR By: A222Quin
       Date: October 30, 2024, 12:45 pm
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       Allow a response. Stop all the piety surrounding it. Rugby does
       sanctimony far too well at times.
       #Post#: 129577--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Joe Marler calls on haka to be binned
   DIR By: KiltedQuin
       Date: October 30, 2024, 1:08 pm
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       --- Quote from: Camquin link ---
       >
       > The tradition of playing the anthems only started as a
       response to the haka.
       > The All Blacks did their folk dance, and then the hosts played
       the anthem to lift the home team and get the crowd behind them.
       >
       > A side should get either one anthem - or a medley the same
       length if they must - or other cultural symbolism.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I’m not sure this is the case. I’ve been to rugby internationals
       since the 1960s and anthems were always played irrespective of
       the opposition. At that time there only be one or two
       internationals in the autumn so the ABs (and others) only came
       north every 4 or 5 years and the 5 nations in the winter. I’m
       not old enough to go further back but I would suspect anthems
       were played from the early days of international rugby, just
       like in football, where there’s no Hakka, and other sports.
       There have been changes over the years. Until 1990 in Scotland
       the National Anthem, God Save the Queen, was played as
       Scotland’s anthem.
       #Post#: 129580--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Joe Marler calls on haka to be binned
   DIR By: never sleep
       Date: October 30, 2024, 1:33 pm
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       --- Quote from: KiltedQuin link ---
       >
       > I’m not sure this is the case. I’ve been to rugby
       internationals since the 1960s and anthems were always played
       irrespective of the opposition. At that time there only be one
       or two internationals in the autumn so the ABs (and others) only
       came north every 4 or 5 years and the 5 nations in the winter.
       I’m not old enough to go further back but I would suspect
       anthems were played from the early days of international rugby,
       just like in football, where there’s no Hakka, and other sports.
       There have been changes over the years. Until 1990 in Scotland
       the National Anthem, God Save the Queen, was played as
       Scotland’s anthem.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       It goes much further back to more than 100 years.
       Basically, in the beginning, there were no anthems. (In fact,
       did many countries, they didn't even have official anthems).
       When an All Black team once visited Wales, the crowd sung a song
       after the Haka. This started the tradition of anthems being sung
       at sporting events.
       Basically, the Haka should be before the anthems. I think that
       they did this when visiting Wales a few years ago to honour the
       original event.
       #Post#: 129582--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Joe Marler calls on haka to be binned
   DIR By: Nemoquin
       Date: October 30, 2024, 4:36 pm
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       The version I remember is that Wales decided to play the anthems
       after the haka. The ABs, in their standard mature way, threw a
       mighty strop and did the haka in the changing room and then came
       out for the anthems.
       #Post#: 129583--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Joe Marler calls on haka to be binned
   DIR By: Mayor West
       Date: October 30, 2024, 4:50 pm
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       I knew as soon as I heard this on the radio that the media would
       manipulate what Joe said into something that was nothing like
       what he actually said . I agree with him. Why can they do the
       Hakka while the opposition is told to stand and watch. There’s
       nothing that will get a crowd going more than watching the
       spectacle of Mark Reagan slowly advancing towards the Hakkaing
       All Blacks until he was nose to nose with them. If you’re not
       allowed to do that you could just go and have a kick around
       behind the posts. Not allowed to do that either. Why bother to
       come out onto the pitch until they’ve done the threatening
       dance. It means nothing and has become sterile and almost
       pointless without a response. In my opinion.
       #Post#: 129584--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Joe Marler calls on haka to be binned
   DIR By: Domestos
       Date: October 30, 2024, 5:42 pm
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       --- Quote from: Camquin link ---
       >
       > The tradition of playing the anthems only started as a
       response to the haka.
       > The All Blacks did their folk dance, and then the hosts played
       the anthem to lift the home team and get the crowd behind them.
       >
       > A side should get either one anthem - or a medley the same
       length if they must - or other cultural symbolism.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       The Irish have three if they are playing at home and the
       president is there.
       #Post#: 129611--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Joe Marler calls on haka to be binned
   DIR By: never sleep
       Date: November 1, 2024, 3:50 am
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  HTML https://www.wales.com/about/language/welsh-national-anthem
       "The Welsh national anthem is now synonymous with Welsh sporting
       events, particularly rugby and football internationals. But did
       you know that it was actually Wales that introduced the
       tradition of singing a national anthem before a sporting event
       to the world?
       It’s a tradition that dates back to 1905, when the rugby union
       teams of Wales and New Zealand were about to clash for the first
       time at Cardiff Arms Park.
       After the All Blacks finished their fearsome war dance, the
       haka, the Welsh crowd struck back with a spirited rendition of
       the song. It’s the first recorded instance of a national anthem
       being sung before an international sporting fixture. And that
       time, it worked: Wales won 3-0."
       #Post#: 129612--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Joe Marler calls on haka to be binned
   DIR By: Banstead Quin
       Date: November 1, 2024, 4:46 am
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       All bluster and nonsense. I'm all for traditions and it's a
       challenge but you should be able to meet the challenge your own
       way and if that's by warming up or doing a retaliatory Morris
       Dance then that should be fine. This stupid rule that you have
       to just stand there and take it is ridiculous.
       #Post#: 129660--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Joe Marler calls on haka to be binned
   DIR By: Rocker
       Date: November 2, 2024, 4:22 am
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       Apparently you don't have to just stand there. You can do
       whatever you like, you just can't approach to within 10 metres.
       Personally I think we should form up into 3 rows and then
       commence volley for by rank. I think that was the standard way
       to deal with hostile natives 😉
       #Post#: 129674--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Joe Marler calls on haka to be binned
   DIR By: PinguthePenQuin
       Date: November 2, 2024, 8:46 am
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       --- Quote from: Rocker link ---
       >
       > Apparently you don't have to just stand there. You can do
       whatever you like, you just can't approach to within 10 metres.
       Personally I think we should form up into 3 rows and then
       commence volley for by rank. I think that was the standard way
       to deal with hostile natives 😉
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       In the recent past, the Aussies continued their warm up and
       ignored the Haka completely and were accused of being
       disrespectful. I don't have an issue with the haka, in actual
       fact I like the tradition, but it is massively protected and
       every single response (other than stand there politely watching)
       seems to offend.
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