Response to the haka on Saturday?

aoa321

Hi all,

I've never played rugby in my whole life but I'm loving this Lions tour!

Have any of you any views on what the Lions response to the haka will be this coming Saturday? surely they won't give it the same amount of respect the gave it last Saturday after it was thrown back in thier faces with Umaga's assasination attempt on BOD.

Would you say they'll turn thier backs on the NewZealanders or form a huddle together as I've seen teams do in the past?

any thoughts?

MG

The best response would be to give a great display of rugby.

besty

they should turn their backs on them

Eoin

I missed the Haka last Saturday, so don't really have a clue what it is that O'Driscoll did - can someone enlighten me?

ghost26ie

i believe he was on one knee for the haka. when it finished he got up with a piece of grass in his hand and threw the grass in the air and walked back to his team.

RedRaven

eoin_s wrote:

I missed the Haka last Saturday, so don't really have a clue what it is that O'Driscoll did - can someone enlighten me?

He showed respect by picking a piece of grass up to symbolize a leaf, thats the maouri way to show respect after the haka, thats what BOD got for his troubles, this time the lions should just continue to practice drills etc as if the all blacks were not even there when they do the haka on sat.

Snickers Man

Or give them the Irish haka as performed by Gary Halpin when he scored against NZ in the first five minutes of the World Cup game in 1995.

RedRaven

Snickers Man wrote:

Or give them the Irish haka as performed by Gary Halpin when he scored against NZ in the first five minutes of the World Cup game in 1995.

What was it dude!!!:D

Eoin

RedRaven wrote:

He showed respect by picking a piece of grass up to symbolize a leaf, thats the maouri way to show respect after the haka, thats what BOD got for his troubles, this time the loins should just continue to practice drills etc as if the all blacks were not even there when they do the haka on sat.

Thanks folks, sounds like he went out of his way to show respect. Totally agree with your suggestion RedRaven. I hate to point out typos, but I don't think I would like to see 15 professional rugby players practise with their loins

RedRaven wrote:

what was it dude

I believe it involved the middle finger of his hands?

MG

Snickers Man wrote:

Or give them the Irish haka as performed by Gary Halpin when he scored against NZ in the first five minutes of the World Cup game in 1995.

......a game which Ireland lost 43-19.

RedRaven

eoin_s wrote:

Thanks folks, sounds like he went out of his way to show respect. Totally agree with your suggestion RedRaven. I hate to point out typos, but I don't think I would like to see 15 professional rugby players practise with their loins



I believe it involved the middle finger of his hands?

Yep that would do as well the middle finger thing!!!

Oh and F**K OFF with the spelling thing I was in a rush to answer your question!!!:D

Eoin

RedRaven wrote:

Yep that would do as well the middle finger thing!!!

Oh and F**K OFF with the spelling thing I was in a rush to answer your question!!!:D

I'm sorry RedRaven, was just such a horrible mental image

RedRaven

eoin_s wrote:

I'm sorry RedRaven, was just such a horrible mental image

Kool, and well spotted!!:D

punter#1

besty wrote:

they should turn their backs on them

my though exactly

zokrez

If memory serves me right, Halpo scored 2 tries that day.

I used to know him years ago and his biggest regret in rugby was that he wasnt 10 years younger so he could earn some decent money as he was nearing the end of his career when the big money started. One thing is for sure AB would have done well to spear him - big big man.

Snickers Man

RedRaven wrote:

What was it dude!!!:D

The Irish Haka:

Extend Middle Fingers of both hands in a vertical position projecting from the other eight fingers which are retracted.

Wave under All Black captain's nose.

mg wrote:

..a match that Ireland lost 43-19

Results, like accountant's ledgers, are for the record books only. And typically the sort of record book that nobody really wants to read anyway.

Sublime memories, on the other hand, never die.

Snickers Man

Zakrze wrote:

If memory serves me right, Halpo scored 2 tries that day.

No. He only scored one.

DAvid Corkery got another, a beauty.

And the middle one was I believe scored by Dennis McBride. But memory is fading. It was 11 years ago.

jank

Remember Ireland have never ever beaten the all blacks and thats a very impressive record.

The response should be the same. Respect the haka and then take the game of rugby to them

RedRaven

jank wrote:

Remember Ireland have never ever beaten the all blacks and thats a very impressive record.

The response should be the same. Respect the haka and then take the game of rugby to them

Fair comment Dude So I hope the Lions do well on sat, but when NZ get to Dublin in November lets send them home with a new handle "The New Zealand All Black and Blues" Ha Ha!!!!!

MG

Snickers Man wrote:

Results, like accountant's ledgers, are for the record books only. And typically the sort of record book that nobody really wants to read anyway.

Sublime memories, on the other hand, never die.

Munster beat the all blacks without any Irish Haka. That's a far sweeter memory for me than anything Halpin did.

kenmc

I think we should bring back The Claw for when they come to Ireland in November, and he can give Umaga a Limerick Kiss* during the haka. See how he likes that
The Lions should wait till after the haka to come out onto the pitch on Saturday. Although it's after the anthems, so they should line up as they would to play, especially if they are kicking off. Wilko should stand on the halfway line with the ball, in his little constipated stance and bounce the ball a bit.

*aka Scottish or Glasgow kiss. Google it.

RedRaven

kenmc wrote:

I think we should bring back The Claw for when they come to Ireland in November, and he can give Umaga a Limerick Kiss* during the haka. See how he likes that
The Lions should wait till after the haka to come out onto the pitch on Saturday. Although it's after the anthems, so they should line up as they would to play, especially if they are kicking off. Wilko should stand on the halfway line with the ball, in his little constipated stance and bounce the ball a bit.

*aka Scottish or Glasgow kiss. Google it.

Yeah and F**K it we should go Braveheart style and moon the bastards while they are doing the haka, Ha Ha!!!:D

Snickers Man

MG wrote:

Munster beat the all blacks without any Irish Haka. That's a far sweeter memory for me than anything Halpin did.

there's room in my heart and memory for both

daosulli

Wasnt it Willie Anderson, years & years ago who lined up the irish team to face the haka & he dragged more of less the whole team right in their faces of the AB's, granted that was the only decent thing he did all game . . . . still got the players & crowd in the mood it

Steffano2002

I think the French squad had a good idea in the autumn international back in 2003 in the Stade de France against the All Blacks. They came out for the anthems fully zipped up in their sports gear (tops and bottoms), left them on whilst facing the haka (they were all shoulder to shoulder) and only THEN did they go back to the side line to take off their sports gear. So instead of starting the game right after the haka, they took a good 3 minutes to get ready and the haka was basically not as fresh in their memories...

I don't think the lions should turn their back to them even after the terrible thing they did to O'Driscoll last week. They should respect the haka as they are guests in New Zealand who are there to play a gentleman's sport: rugby. Let's not rugby become the new football...

evil_seed

Steffano2002 wrote:

I don't think the lions should turn their back to them even after the terrible thing they did to O'Driscoll last week. They should respect the haka as they are guests in New Zealand who are there to play a gentleman's sport: rugby. Let's not rugby become the new football...

I totally agree. The haka is known the world over and to show no respect for Maori tradition, being guests, would bring the tour and Northern Hemisphere rugby to an unbelievable low. THe lions would be portrayed as bitter miserable cowardly sh1tes. The game and rugby as a whole does not need that.

Steffano2002

Steffano2002 wrote:

I think the French squad had a good idea in the autumn international back in 2003 in the Stade de France against the All Blacks. They came out for the anthems fully zipped up in their sports gear (tops and bottoms), left them on whilst facing the haka (they were all shoulder to shoulder) and only THEN did they go back to the side line to take off their sports gear. So instead of starting the game right after the haka, they took a good 3 minutes to get ready and the haka was basically not as fresh in their memories...

I don't think the lions should turn their back to them even after the terrible thing they did to O'Driscoll last week. They should respect the haka as they are guests in New Zealand who are there to play a gentleman's sport: rugby. Let's not rugby become the new football...

I knew Clive would come to his senses and listen to me eventually...

Guy:Incognito

Steffano2002 wrote:

to play a gentleman's sport: rugby. Let's not rugby become the new football...

Yeah, that was a real gentlemanly thing to do last week. :rolleyes:

Snickers Man

daosulli wrote:

Wasnt it Willie Anderson, years & years ago who lined up the irish team to face the haka & he dragged more of less the whole team right in their faces of the AB's, granted that was the only decent thing he did all game . . . . still got the players & crowd in the mood it

It was indeed. If memory serves, he ended up standing on Wayne Shelford's toe and prevented him from jumping up in the customary fashion at the end of the haka. Although maybe that's just me imagining things.

ziggy

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