TJ Perenara shared a message during New Zealand's Haka against Italy last year New ... TJ Perenara bowed out from his glittering Test rugby career last November, following New Zealand's victory ...

South Africa Rugby Union has apologised to New Zealand over "highly regrettable" disruption to the closing stages of their haka before the hosts' Rugby Championship victory on Saturday in ...

The most popular haka is the "Ka Mate" one, traditionally performed by the All Black team prior to rugby matches. Sang in Maori, the lyrics say: "A step upward, another... the Sun shines!" ...

The Maori language is very different to English. For example, "wh" is pronounced as if it were an "f" Why are they called the All Blacks? When New Zealand first toured England back in 1905/06, they ...

When it comes to the Haka, the northern hemisphrere is infactuated on everything about it. It involves scary faces, lots of thigh-slapping and loud chanting. But there is so much history behind the ...

The centrality of the haka within All Black rugby tradition is not a recent development. Since an 1888 tour by the "New Zealand Natives" led by Joseph Warbrick the haka has been closely associated ...

When the South Africans started picking seven forwards on their bench at the 2023 World Cup, it clearly offended New ...

In New Zealand, rugby is not just a sport. It’s deeply ingrained in the country’s culture and serves as a real source of ...

KASHIWA, Chiba Prefecture--Some 9,000 kilometers from where the traditional Maori dance originated, children from a rugby club here gave a powerful rendition of the haka, famed for its iconic ...