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.

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 ...

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - New Zealand coach Scott Robertson defended his team's pre-match haka after England prop Joe Marler stoked up the tension ahead of Saturday's Twickenham clash by saying ...

England prop Joe Marler has issued an apology after branding the haka "ridiculous" and calling for it to be scrapped ahead of his nation's clash with New Zealand on Saturday. The 34-year-old was ...

LONDON (AP) — After all the drama this week about the haka, the All Blacks broke the law on Saturday at Twickenham. England prop Joe Marler reignited an old debate when he wrote on social media ...

LONDON (AP) — England prop Joe Marler added spice to the rugby test against New Zealand on Saturday by calling for the All Blacks' famous pre-match haka to be scrapped. “The haka needs binning.

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 ...

Former All Blacks skipper Tana Umaga has recounted how an England player's brazen disregard for the Haka fuelled his fervour on the pitch. The fierce pre-game ritual became a hot topic yet again ...

When the All Blacks take the field against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, they’ll do so without their recognised kaea, the leader of the haka. Codie Taylor will miss the clash after the senior ...

It’s bigger than rugby in a sense. You speak to people from America and lesser known rugby nations and they know rugby in New Zealand for the Haka, so it is huge for us and unites us.” ...

"The haka for us is a custom. It is part of who we are, our DNA. You can welcome somebody, it is for celebrations, for joy, and also for challenge and we use it as a challenge.