'Let's all stop calling them All Blacks, please,' says Joe Marler in his newspaper column. Why??? @CliveWoodward - still the only Englishman to win the World Cup - took a similar view before the 2005 Lions tour, as if the nickname makes them better rugby players. Beyond my ken.
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Replying to @JackoRugby @CliveWoodward
Couldn’t agree with him more. While we’re at it, let’s just ignore the Haka too. Teams out, anthems sung, get on with it
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Hope that's sarcasm! Haka is brilliant and their tradition
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No it’s not. The Haka used to be very special, they do it now as a matter of course and it’s long since ceased to be unique. And then if you try and do something different, as Wales did a few years back, they get all upset. Did it in the changing room as I recall? It’s s nonsense
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I personally think it's great
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Your prerogative, no worries. Two home wins would be nice today

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Replying to @davidsummers64 @rich3393 and
The haka should go - together with all other dances of a similar ilk. It's disgraceful that it should still happen. Tradition and history, my arse!
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Replying to @DaiAberdare @davidsummers64 and
Really don't think it's disgraceful... If that's your opinion fair be it.. But I enjoy and like it, it's part of their history and tradition and don't think anyone who doesn't understand should tell them to stop. If they choose then so be it but it would be a shame imo
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"You don't understand their traditions so you're not allowed to tell them to stop" is the argument for all sorts of awful practices. I don't buy it on bullfighting, child marriages, circumcision and I don't buy it on this.
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