AS Armistice Day approaches, EMMA CLAYTON looks back to the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, when she visited a French village where ...

However, they can claim a solitary moral triumph. Cast your minds back to Saturday, November 22, 2008—the day Wales 'won' the haka. As the rugby world reminisced on that intense encounter ...

This traditional Māori dance of haka was first performed by the team, which used to be called The Natives, back in 1888 and 1889, when the Kiwi rugby team played in Britain and Australia.

NEW ZEALAND will be performing their traditional Haka when they take on England in the Autumn Internationals. The big match at Twickenham is kicking off the long-awaited Autumn clashes.

Video shows the moment a former New Zealand rugby player performed the haka in a city centre pub. Zinzan Brooke, considered an All Blacks legend, and several other men were seen taking part in the ...

England rugby union star Joe Marler has walked back on his controversial comments about the haka - after receiving "an education" on the matter. "It's ridiculous," he initially wrote. "It's only ...

England prop Joe Marler in New Zealand last July (Photo by Fiona Goodall/The RFU Collection via Getty Images) “The haka needs binning. It’s ridiculous,” he wrote in his initial, controversy-igniting ...

LONDON (AP) — England prop Joe Marler apologized Thursday for calling for the All Blacks’ famous pre-match haka to be scrapped. Ahead of England's match against New Zealand on Saturday ...

Marler attempted to stir up controversy by labelling the haka as "ridiculous". However, later Thursday, Marler apologised for his remarks, insisting he meant "no malice" and that his views were ...

There's renewed debate about the haka's purpose after Joe Marler suggested it should be banned. The English prop labelled it 'ridiculous' in a post on social media ahead of this week's rugby test ...

England prop Joe Marler has labelled the haka 'ridiculous' and claimed it needs to be scrapped altogether in a post on social media. Marler's not involved in this weekend’s test, sparing him the ...

The haka has become an accepted part of sporting contests, but should it be so? Credit: Getty Images/Philip Fong ...