What is the Maori Haka dance that hit the headlines recently? Go beyond the nugget to know about the five lesser-known folk ...

With the lyrics “Ka mate, ka mate! Ka ora, ka ora!” (“I die, I die! I live, I live!”), the haka tells the story of his escape ...

Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists. New Zealand captain Scott Barrett has warned England that Joe ...

Sport needs heroes and villains. Rugby is often shy, perhaps due to its traditional roots, of embracing controversy. But in a ...

Rieko Ioane was given the honour of leading the haka for the first time as Ireland ... Some on social media felt that it was done on purpose from the All Blacks after the centre’s spat with ...

Former Ireland midfielder Gordon D’Arcy says opposing sides should be encouraged to face the All Blacks’ haka“or else it becomes one-sided pageantry”. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s highly ...

Former Ireland midfielder Gordon D’Arcy says opposing sides should be encouraged to face the All Blacks’ haka “or else it becomes one-sided pageantry”. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s ...

I felt for the first time that we accepted the challenge of the haka underpinned by the confidence that we could win. We did not need the All Blacks to underperform or luck to go our way.

When the All Blacks take the field against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, they’ll do so without their recognised kaea, the leader of the haka. Codie Taylor will miss the clash after the senior ...

LONDON (AP) — After all the drama this week about the haka, the All Blacks broke the law on Saturday at Twickenham. England prop Joe Marler reignited an old debate when he wrote on social media ...