The concept became so ingrained with Britons that Northern winter that subsequent tours from the other (former) colonies were expected to have and perform their ‘native cry’ too. The 1905 All Blacks were the first official NZRU team to tour Britain, and their Ka Mate haka proved to be hugely popular. The New South Wales men declared it was hardly fair for the visitors to frighten them out of their wits before the game began. The Timaru Herald reported that at a dinner to welcome the 1884 team home it was said: We have decided to appropriate the New town war-cry, and have been practising it assiduously.įrom their international debut at Parramatta in 1884, where their Kia Kaha battle-yell struck fear into the hearts of their opponents, the New Zealanders have had their pre-game ritual. On board the Orient liner Omrah somewhere in The Red Sea on the team’s way to England, 1908 Wallabies captain Herbert Moran wrote home, The All Blacks have their haka, but long ago the Wallabies too had a war cry. Written by Sean Fagan The 1908-09 Wallabies war-cry. ORIGIN & HISTORY OF WALLABIES WAR-CRY (HAKA)
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