Image: England's men's rugby league side came face-to-face with Samoa when they ... of the traditional war dance. Wales refused the All Blacks' request for the haka to be performed after the ...

England prop Joe Marler is criticised after posting that the haka "needs binning" before Saturday's match against New Zealand.

The Haka is a traditional Maori dance routine ... England's players faced up to their opponents during their pre-match Siva Tau, a Samoan war dance, with Mikey Lewis and Gordon Chan Kum Tong ...

Rugby is a sport which doesn't do a great job of selling itself and generating box-office hype, but the job has been done by someone who is not in any marketing department.

I didn't understand why and how you could disrespect the Haka by just telling another bloke to get effed.' Mason and Horo also spoke about the Samoan war dance the Sipi Tau which has been used ...

Samoa performed their traditional pre-game war dance, known as the Siva Tau ... ‘Now you have all stood before various versions of the Haka, the Siva Tau, I’ve never seen one get as feisty ...

The 34-year-old prop deactivated his X account following his comments - before later insisting he was "just having a bit of fun".

"The haka needs binning ... with responses and face-offs more common. When Samoa's rugby league team performed a traditional war dance, the Siva Tau, before their first Test against England ...

The Haka is a culturally significant war dance in Maori tradition ... Last Sunday, England's rugby league national team faced Samoa in Wigan. After Samoa performed their traditional Siva Tau ...

In 2021, a clip of Samoa and Tonga performing their ... Joe Marler slams ‘ridiculous’ All Blacks haka as England star calls ...

Last week England’s rugby league team stared down Samoa’s version ... Zealand performed the haka before their semi-final. The ritual is often referred to as a war dance but in Maori culture ...