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The Haka is both greeting and challenge.

One time in a very cold pre-match the Aussies ignored it and kept warming up. This was considered very poor manners. This is rugby union, and although they brutally slam each other around, they do so in a gentlemanly manner.

I think an arms-locked stare-down, like the French did, is a suitable response.

Not sure how much welcoming is going on during the Haka. lol

Yeah, no welcoming in any of these interpretations. lol

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary (Post 767230)

But hey wouldn't have been awesome if every team that played them came up with their own mocking haka that mimicked the NZ Haka? I can see it now, each time they broke it out the other team broke out with something like a haka but mocking. It would have set them back on their heels.

I saw a side (from Ripon, I think) that played in an invitation sevens tournament at my local club perform their own, humorous, haka before each game. From memory, it cited their own local history, people and places and ended 'Ee Bah Gum!' as they leapt into the air.