New Zealand respond after England player calls Haka 'ridiculous'PA
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00:00He's probably loaded the gun, hasn't he? I guess there's always opinions around the Haka and its place, but it's hugely important to us and has been for the All Blacks for a long time, so we get a lot from it.
00:15Does it stoke the fire a bit? Does it give you motivation?
00:19We don't need any extra motivation to hinder Twickenham against a team that would desperately love to beat us, so we've got to respect what's coming tomorrow afternoon, that's for sure.
00:33He has apologised and clarified what he wanted, or what he was suggesting was that he should be allowed to go over the halfway line and approach the Haka. How would you respond to that? How would you feel if that were the case?
00:44I guess in those moments, whatever the team brings, you face it and love it. If they walk forward, then it means they're up for the first whistle, so if that happens tomorrow afternoon, then we know we're in for a good test match.