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The New Zealand All Blacks perform the haka challenge prior to the start of their Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Japan at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand, Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.
Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2011

Open quoteThe haka is an orchestrated representation of our culture when it is used in an appropriate place, but it is being abused.Close quote

  • PETER LOVE,
  • a New Zealand Maori leader, on how rugby teams are overusing the haka, a traditional Maori war dance and chant, before games to intimidate opponents
Photo: AP Photo / Junji Kurokawa | Source: Yahoo