Result and reaction after All Blacks end home winning run - Ireland 13-23 New Zealand: Six penalties from Damian McKenzie and ...

England have been left distraught by another missed opportunity to topple New Zealand after George Ford just failed to convert a late penalty and drop-goal attempt in a 24-22 defeat at Twickenham.

The All Blacks had regained the lead when Mark Tele’a plundered ... new Leinster signing Jordie Barrett slipped through a ...

Former All Black Zinzan Brooke performed an impromptu haka in a British pub after English prop Joe Marler called the haka "ridiculous". Photo / Leicestershire Live All Blacks legend Zinzan Brooke ...

After two narrow defeats to the All Blacks this summer, Steve Borthwick's side came so ... Serving as a reminder of New ...

“In Piri we trust” it said on my girlfriend’s mum’s T-shirt, complete with a bedazzled ... of English rugby fans drowning out the All Blacks haka with singing. Almost always, the song ...

Different haka dances include different chants. The one performed and made famous by the All Blacks is the Ka Mate haka, which was composed by Ngati Toa Chieftain Te Rauparaha around 1820.

Joe Marler had described the Haka as “ridiculous” on Tuesday and suggested it should be “binned” in a since-deleted social-media post. The touchpaper had been lit, though, and all eyes were on the All ...

It was first performed by the All Blacks in 1888, but only at away matches until 1986. The Ka Mate Haka is also performed during high profile funerals or to greet foreign dignitaries. But in 2005 ...

I guess there are always opinions about the haka and its place. It is hugely important to us and has been to the All Blacks for a long time, we get a lot from it.” In his remarks, Marler had ...

Umaga, 51, has experienced disrespect for the Haka before, when he watched Richard Cockerill and the rest of the Red Roses square up to the All Blacks in 1997. Instead of expressing his offence for ...

George believes Marler has "prodded the bear" after writing on the social media site X on Tuesday night that "The Haka needs binning. It's ridiculous." Marler will not face the All Blacks in the ...