I couldn't agree more with Brendan Gallagher’s suggestion that we must stop indulging the All Blacks and their haka.
He missed a couple of points however.
Firstly, the ABs always claim that the performance of the haka last is tradition!
Well, the fact is, originally they only performed it during certain select games when away on tour, for example the Tests they played and certain club games.
At that time, they never performed it at home until 1986!
Secondly, the ABs haka has not always been performed ‘last’ as claimed.
In 1905, Wales responded to the challenge by singing Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhad...
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