Springboks prop Ox Nche believes that South African supporters did not understand the “significance” of the haka during New ...

The All Blacks have accepted a SA Rugby apology after fireworks, music and a jet flyover drowned out their haka before last ...

Conrad Smith, a Year 13 tauira (student) who plays the lead role of Ruatepupuke, said he got involved because he wanted to ...

Traditionally, opposition teams and fans remain silent while New Zealand perform the Haka prior to a rugby match. However, the ceremonial Māori dance was interrupted on Saturday by music and ...

The closing moments of the Haka -- a traditional Maori war dance -- were affected as the pre-match schedule went awry at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. The South African Rugby Union wrote ...

SA Rugby has apologised for the Haka fiasco at Ellis Park ... media – who feel that “too much respect” is given to the dance, which lays down the challenge to the opposition.

The closing moments of the haka – a traditional Maori dance – was affected as the pre-match schedule went awry at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Aug 31. Afterwards, the South African Rugby ...

“In the confusion, the crowd’s excited cheering was mistaken to have marked the conclusion of the Haka by an unsighted sound engineer who restarted the music programme. It was highly ...