Why do we do this? Why must we insist on looking like morons? The New Zealanders do the Haka. Simple. We, do not.
No, now we want to a Zulu version. I think that DJ Fresh or someone said it: Imagine Os, or Bakkies doing a Zulu dance before a game. Firstly they will look like morons, secondly they will feel like morons and thirdly they will play like morons.
Not to mention how ridiculous we look that just before our world cup squad announcement all we can talk about is a stupid pre-game dance. COME ON PEOPLE.
Let’s practice a bit harder, work a bit longer, make the team gel a bit more before even think about existentially proposing the possibility of a little jig before the game.
What we do pre-game when facing the haka is stand united as a team and face it. That’s what we do, simple, effective and a big statement. Now we are trying to emulate, reinvent and copy the “better” team fromt he south? No, no, no.
Let’s just hope that Hoskins will sort his shit out, forget about the dance and concentrate on the world cup squad selection. The nation is watching you and for the moment having a little chuckle.
Wezzo 10:50 am on July 18, 2007 Permalink
Totally agree, we’ll be the laughing stock of the world cup. Keep it in the change room.
Roger 3:48 pm on July 19, 2007 Permalink
ha ha! i say do the bloody thing! South Africa is such a crazy place to live in at the moment anyway. maybe it will lull the opposition into a false sense of security? why should the all blacks get to do one and not us? i reckon bakkies and matfield should sakkie sakkie, some tweede nuwe jaar carnival dancing from habana and co and if a zulu actually makes the team he can do his shaka dance – kind of experimental dance styles if you can see where im going with this? the haka is stupid anyway. so is the waltzing matilda thing. i really really dont give a shit what we do as long as we win! i cant wait to see the french doing the can-can!!!