New Zealand will not be lacking motivation for their clash against England at Twickenham on Saturday
All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson said the haka"is about New Zealand as a country" following comments from England prop Joe Marler. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images. Fair to say that the tactic of actively going out of your way to piss them off, which is the one’s tweets that the haka is “ridiculous” and “needs binning” have gone down like cold sick with New Zealanders.
“I think Joe Marler knew exactly what he was doing by throwing that out there,” said Sam Cane, who managed to say all the right, and polite things, but in a tone that made it very clear indeed just how unamused he was. “In New Zealand when we perform the haka to someone it’s a sign of respect. It’s performed at 21sts, and at weddings, yes, it’s about laying down a challenge, and it’s up to the opposition how they would like to perceive that challenge, but to us it’s a sign of respect.
Marler’s remarks have only made a hard job harder. New Zealand have only won four out of their last seven Tests, but Robertson’s lineup looks formidable. He’s made four changes to the XV that beat Australia 33-13 in the final match of the Rugby Championship at the end of September. Mark Tele’a is in on the wing ahead of Sevu Reece,and is back at inside centre, and Cortez Ratima, who has been in red-hot form all year, starts at scrum half.
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