. These days even a cursory glance at social media will tell you that the old aura of the haka has waned, and that it is seen either as something which holds up the action or which is used as an instrument of arrogance and oppression by New Zealand. But they also brought with them the astonishing record that they){kind=link}
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Narrated by James Marriott
So who were that lot, on that steamy Friday evening? The real New Zealand with the silver fern, or just a group of imposters, men in black? No one wearing blue cared much: it was a glorious experience for a rugby-mad nation. The noise levels were off the scale.
New Zealand launched their World Cup campaign with a haka (endless, preening, years past a sell-by date). These days even a cursory glance at social media will tell you that the old aura of the haka has waned, and that it is seen either as something which holds up the action or which is used as an instrument of arrogance and oppression by New Zealand.
But they also brought with them the astonishing record that they