Yes I know the Haka. Wasn't there a discussion about a naked rugby haka dance?
I've found something more about this ritual, apparently it's called the Zulu run. Check out youtube for Rugby Zulu. On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Lee Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > I can’t say I’ve ever heard of that particular ritual AJ, but it > wouldn’t surprise me. Maybe someone else knows. But rugby has a lot of > rituals that vary from club to club. especially pre-match rituals. are you > familiar with the New Zealand All Blacks and their HAKA...a Maori war dance > they perform b4 each match? they do it to intimidate their opponents. a lot > of rugby teams have adopted a version of the HAKA. Here, check this out: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdMCAV6Yd0Y > > in 2000, William Lawson Scotch Whiskey did a really funny commercial about > the HAKA and the Scottish team’s response to the intimidation. take a look: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu041VtS4IA > > Ruggers! Ya gotta love ‘em! > > Cheers! > > > *From:* asc490 <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:40 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [omnisport:14452] Rugby, first try > > Today I read an article in the newspaper about a local rugby team which > happened to be the last match that was led by a certain referee. The reason > why I read this article at all was the pic benath it. It was showing a naked > referee and the two teams after the match. Unfortunately, they showed him > only from the rear side. Well maybe that was a good idea, who knows how this > referee might look from the front side :-) > > Anyway, the article said, the referee was in the buff as a reminiscence to > the rugby ritual that apparently applies to rookies having had their first > successfull try. Typically a test of courage, like stripping to the buff in > the front of a crowd. > > I wasn't aware of such rituals, so is this all true? What rituals are > these? I'm living in a country where Rugby isn't a big thing, so I don't > know such things. > > At least now I know what was going on whe the attached picture was shot :-) > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en.
