A South African university rugby team are defending their use of the All Blacks haka after they were ridiculed for performing it this week. READ MORE:* Haka keeps new knight grounded* 2019 Rugby World Cup: Local children perform haka for All Blacks in Japan* South African university side perform their own haka before Varsity rugby matchNkula said they had admired the All Blacks since they won the 2015 World Cup by playing an attractive brand of rugby. “When I arrived at WSU, our late coach Sipho Metula told us stories about how this team got to mobilise and use New Zealand rugby players as icons within the team,” Nkula told varsitycup.co.za. “The players wanted to bring in the haka because they admired the way the All Blacks play,” Nkula said. We hold ourselves to the standard of New Zealand rugby, we want to play like them.

Source: Stuff April 14, 2021 22:04 UTC