United and Highland HS Rugby Teams Haka

[bneale91]

you all are dumb. These teams (at least highlands) got special permission from the Maori to do that Haka. ..do some research first. idiots.

[Forensicchick1]

This is not anything to do with ripping off the ALL BLACKS!! The Highland teams have actual Natives of New Zealand. There is some coaches that are from New Zealand. This is a cultural dance that theyt have shared with their brothers on the team. A team is a family. Anybody who hasn't been on one wouldn't understand.

[HipHopLives2012]

fuck off u amercains and stop ripping of NEW ZEALANDS culture !!!!!!!!!!

[felypegatim]

This dance symbolizes many things, strength, power, honor all. I love these guys because they play with the claw will not simply to win more by playing tag

[09perezfresh]

dude that crap got me pumped dog!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mugamalanga]

What the heck. They give a close enough rendition of the way it'ssupposd to be. It's great to see some aspect of maori culture becoming International. Can't stop. It will forever be associated with Rugby, and Rugby is gaining in popularity.

[tdawg1379]

Hey United has two coaches from New Zealand and a couple of imports from New Zealand too. Same with Highland but there coach is white. But hey have New Zealanders as well as Tongans and Samoans. Stop discriminating us because we have brothers on our teams from there, We have respect for all of you and your culture. As my Father says the best form of flattery toward someone is by copying them. KIA KAHA - Be Strong

[datnotfair]

it is an all blck thing! not americans!!! RIP OFF

[crewz22]

stupid fucking yanks god I hate Americans

[jizade]

im goin to kick the next american in the nuts for this one fuck i hate americans

[kimofi]

this is embarassing reading some of the kiwi comments on here... they say the best form of flattery is imitation... stop being precious about the haka fullas, you are embarassing the country with your small minded comments... as for our 1st fifteen teams vs highlanders... the theory is untested so stop making stupid assumptions. congrats highlanders on your traditions and history... it is good to see the spirit of the all blacks alive and well in the utah

[ImeldaDavies]

No, if they had any real clues they would be getting their own freaking native american war dance. This is out right insulting. If you truly respect the haka, dont be a foreigner and dont do it. I dont give a rats how much they like the AB's.

[karmer88]

natural americans are indians.. those who life now ar fat and stupid .. U think they could make a dance ? Could Homer from The Simpsons make a dance ?

[teamquestfan]

We arent being "precious" about the Haka,it is a source of immense pride and meaning to the Maori...its is not a dance to perform at a game to look cool. It has history and meaning....and that should not be touched. Do you see us dressing up like civil war veterans re-enacting gettysburg???

[cairoculley]

if you homos did the haka in new zealand youd all get fucked up

[shock027]

that was a joke.....

any team frm nzl would carve these guys up and show them how to do a haka properly....

[Donny6678]

no way, league is for people who can't play union and are too dumb to play it.

[teamquestfan]

That literally made me cringe :-/

i think thats the gayest Haka i have ever seen...way to make it look camp boys. Take up Rugby League,its a better game by far. Sure as hell would make a better movie 2!

[ImeldaDavies]

The movie based on these guys was totally awful. I hope Americans are embarrassed by this. They should be.

[sjfilly]

This is quite embarrassing. Sure you may have a Kiwi or two in the team, but they should be taking on whatever tradition/war cry the USA/Club have. If the USA Rugby Team have a few Kiwi players in the Rugby World Cup, it gives them no right to perform the Haka. I think the same rule applies. No doubt Americans would be offended if I took your National Anthem and sang it to a different tune.

[NZMeathead]

Espanto28 They were invited to go to that comp back in 1998, that dont mean they the 3rd best team in the world, I know in NZ the winner of the previous years national Top 4 represents the country, that dont mean the next 10 best schools in NZ still wouldnt give highland a hiding.

[r0cb0i]

Im an aussie.. i can safetly say that only our neighbour, NZ are the only ones that can do this dance and make it as kewl as it is..

[espanto28]

so many high school recruit players for there teams, in my school and all my baseball friends from other schools were recruited. Highland was third in the world in the high school rugby championship so i think i can safely say highland is a good rugby team among world standards.

[MaoriNatureNZ]

LMAO wtf was that.

[scottdabizz]

i dont care if americans want to do it, but do it right!! i bet any nz team would smoke this team.... and i mean ANY NZ HIGHSCHOOL TEAM!

[winiata1234]

even james hargest college??

[scottdabizz]

southland doesnt count.

[omes1]

that was wack go watch a REAL NEW ZEALAND TEAM do it

[NZMeathead]

Church college is a mormon Nz school which is shutting down soon, didnt think it was in Tonga though, what Nz schools did you play against?

[mokopuna1]

Yes it's in NZ....I read that's one of the schools Highland recruited their phantom players from, to play in their Championship games

[fatafehisamani]

yes tha's what i heard too....i live in utah and watched highland and there ''phantom players'' or in utah we call them shatterd dreams players. COLLEGE STUDENTS to be exact! HIGHLAND IS OVER RATED! they have to go outside of there school and country to get there players. that's why we just laugh when we see there ppls. in the hood trying to recruit.. the movie ''forever strong'' is the biggest fucken fairytale! they only wish they were that good. thank you hollywood!

[jonno69098887776766]

....too bad the team isnt officially sanctioned by the school....they recruit...so wat? who doesnt

[fatafehisamani]

you are right "so what? who doesn't" just saying they can't take a defeat. don't get me wrong, they are an excellent team! but here in utah they have the h.s clubs playing against other h.s clubs, where is the fairness of competion?highland is an awsome team. but I lost all respect after this last recruit.

[higgo0273489952]

haha if only they came to NZ and played some top schoolboy sides that are in the press cup.. they would get drilled! wanna watch a real haka type in 'waimea college haka'

[NZMeathead]

So this Highland team is a Club not a school team? So all the people in the team actually go to a different school. So its more like a Regional Rep team. Are all the players Highschool age 18 an under or 19 if you a repeat. Also does any1 know how they went in there 2008 tour to NZ an Tonga, think they just played other Religious schools in NZ.

[ss968824]

i play for highland we went to NZ in june and beat the number 2 team for tonga and lost to both NZ teams we also played the number 1 team in tonga (church collage) we should have won but the ref threw the game the coach on church came up to gelwix after the game and admitted we had the better team. so it was a pretty good trip though it was fun

[mokopuna1]

When you played in NZ...did you guys perform the Haka?....just wondering

[wintergirl35]

Well ...did you guys do the haka in nz??????

[fatafehisamani]

my brother was there and said the highland should of won. but the refs was calling bad calls and not calling high hits. I've had to many freinds get hurt because of dirty players. but congrats.

[UHtiger]

the waimea college one is stink.

[chtalm36]

lol kewl nice 2 see this has spread into america thatz awesum, alil fast at da end like they were rushin...just my opinion not hating...watch the nz haka or all blacks and watch how hard they go lol

[circalilly]

Haha, yeah we weren't all together on what we were doing on the last HEE! either. haha

[anzac23]

i enjoy seeing americans or anyone perform something my ancestors did for 500 years.maori culture is about sharing! haka aint performed for the "cool factor" only rule is when you do it you have to do it from the heart.and when your pumped...go out there and smash there mother f*#ckin asses!

nz4life

[winiata1234]

it kinda funny how these teams win and they think they real good but if they played a new zealand high school team theyd lose 79 10 and it is kinda annoying when everyone is trying to steal your culture like what hapened to the hawai'is culture

[TyhapsChik]

sooo agree! they would get caned up if dae palyed in nz!... nd if dis school or uni or wat ever it is, is any gud how cme we dnt see/ or hear about american teams in world cups nd stuff like dat?

[ImeldaDavies]

Kia Kaha brother Im pakeha and I hate whats happening to Maori stuff.

[decrescendo423]

The Haka rocks, the origins are amazing, thank you to who ever invented it because it's awesome. I don't care who does it, just so long as they do it right. (and Forever Strong rocks!)

[SAINTZROW274]

Bro!!! That was killa mud...!!! hahahaha Forever Strong's gonna flop

[razbra33]

and for any smart arse who decides to wiki the meaning of Ka Mate, we know that the original translation is a bit weird but over 100 years it has transformed into a metaphore for our country.

[razbra33]

Why can't you guys just play rugby like americans and leave it at that. Stop biting other peoples culture,Joshfits32 in NZ we consider this haka part of the entire countries culture not just maori (and I am Maori) we are all tied into Ka Mate and that is something Americans will never understand.

[joshfits32]

if thats the case than good on you, so if it is the whole countries right, then its all good because leka, the leader, is from new zealand..so don't even trip.

[razbra33]

They are not a NEW ZEALAND team!!! Regardless of how many Kiwi boys you fly in to win you a championship it is not a NEW ZEALAND team! Your coach (gelwix) thinks its ok because you have a few kiwi boys, we think its a joke. How can you fly guys over just to win rugby games?

[stark1818]

half the teams in scotland do it :( glasgow hawks and lasswade to name a two

[razbra33]

They shouldn't be doing it either. Surely scotland has its own bloddy culture to draw upon.

[stark1818]

i ment they import forign players, its a joke they could use the money to produce there own players there not even more talented just bigger

[ImeldaDavies]

They'd look like fags doing the highland fling.

Yeah its fucken insulting alright.

[joshfits32]

quit bein so judgemental..god

utah rules say you cant do it to your opponent so they did it facing the crowd. dumbasses. and no this is NOT a new zealand thing i dont care if youre from new zealand this is a MAORI dance you stupid ass niggas..if u wanna be so picky and judgemental get it straight.

[phantomship]

Just because you have a couple of kiwis in your team, that doesn't give you the right to do a haka.

And not a New Zealand thing? Where do you think Maori come from?

[joshfits32]

It came from the MAORI people..just cuz you live in new zealand dont make you maori stupid kid..its the blood.

god you're pretty dumb i wish you were here so i could fasi your palagi ass.

stop hating.

[phantomship]

The only one hating here is you. You come here and start insulting everybody instead of trying to keep a polite discussion.

Yes, it's a Maori thing. And Maori are from NZ, not the US

[phantomship]

The only one hating here is you. You come here and start insulting everybody instead of trying to keep a polite discussion.

Yes, it's a Maori thing. And Maori are from NZ, not from any other polynesian country and much less the US. Therefore, no american team has the right to perform it, even if they have a couple of Maori kids on it.

Stupid kid? Boy, when you were born, I had been walking on this earth for a long, long time.

[circalilly]

What the hell are you talking about the right to do it? The right belongs to everyone to do it dumb shit!

[phantomship]

When you learn how to be polite and respect other people, I'll discuss this matter with you. Until then, you can talk to a wall.

[phantomship]

And you want to fasi my palagi ass?

Again, you're the one hating. First, you don't even know if I'm white, poly, blue or green. But you're assuming I'm white and being racist about it.

Second, you're really tough wanting to beat up a girl. Good on you, mate. The internet makes you that much braver, doesn't it?

[joshfits32]

ha ha well i don't give a damn if you're a girl. you want to have a "friendly" discussion and then you pull the girl thing into it? ha good cover up whore.

i don't give a damn if youre a girl all of a sudden you're an expert on culture? yes, good one MA'AM.

[phantomship]

You took this long to answer and all you could come up was a lousy insult? It's almost as bad as insulting in another language, thinking other people won't understand...

[ImeldaDavies]

How can it not be a New Zealand thing you ignorant dork, if you wanna go on a tangent Maori are treated a shit load better than Indians and Blacks are in the States. Its not all positive and theres some racist bullshit but I have heaps of Maori friends We sing our National Anthem with the Maori verse first and Pakeha NEW ZEALANDERS are allowed to perform it and even lead it. Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand. Your a jerk.

[joshfits32]

im a jerk...good one woman.

go find something better to do than sit on youtube...like try playing the sport. ha ha..you're prolly just some old washed up player who's angry and has nothing to do. ha ha get a life..i play for the U of U rugby and have something going for me. how bout you? ha lick my balls

[onodoh]

hahaha do you play for U of U hahahahaha ! ahahahahahahahahahahahahaahaha­hahahahahahahahahahaha !

[joshfits32]

good reply..like i said you're prolly some angry fat girl who has nothing better to do. The fact of the matter is they did it, what are you gonna do about it? Go pettition? Come over here and stop them? Okay then, keep EXPRESSING yourself online faggot.

[showzinone]

...kinda gay that there doing this to the crowd i thought it was a war dance.. something you do to an enemy

[mzzynoa]

I'm from NZ, so that just looked just weird to me lol

[joonthetoon]

i do know that utah is a highly polynesian populated area tough, like tongas... but i still don't know if haka goes w/ the highland

[turtlehead33]

I go to Highland High and its a cool school and yes Highland is real yes the movie is based on our team and yes I do think its a wierd thing but we really do have that

[razbra33]

This is embarrassing...they think they are doing something that is respecting rugby..but this is a new zealand thing...they leader can not even pronounce the calls properly and he tails off when he know is not right. Good on them for trying but this is ours (kiwis) stop it really its not part of all rugby its part New Zealnd rugby and culture.

[joonthetoon]

amen to that man. it'd be understandable if the majority of the team was made of island players like tongas, samoans or maories... well or even people from those countries who takes great pride but not here man. besides, they are doing this to the crowd... so they are challenging the crowd i guess??

[grahto]

hahaha Americans doing the Haka.... Looks fuckin stupid. Being Aussie, I can confidently say that only the Kiwi's can make this look good.

[unlvrebelx]

how stupid do you look now...the guy leading this...the guy that the kiwi above supposedly can't understand...the guy IS A KIWI. Highland HS has an exchange program and this guy IS FROM NEW ZEALAND.... They almost ALWAYS have a few Kiwis on the team. Also, they're not allowed to do the Haka facing the other team. Utah has a large population of polynesians, and its started more than a few fights.

[10thring]

how would you feel if my highschool basketball team sang your national anthem (and got it wrong) because we had an American playin the 2 spot. we take that Haka as seriously as you take the flag

plus some of the words were wrong at the start and the actions were off.. and the enunciation was terrible.. you can tell they dont know what it means.

[middleeastmissile]

when did i ever say we can touch utah?if we cant touch yall than how did yall lose to us last year and what was wack about it ...o cause u lost .. any way i dont know why ur getting all pissed of in my earlier post i said that the players were very good and i respect yall dont get all upset i was questioning the coach plus for our all star team here we only can choose from 5 high schools this past year we won with a team who didnt have 1 scrim with only 2 full team practice so calm down child

[joshfits32]

ha ha okay whatever you say friend.

utah rugby baby!

[joshfits32]

middleastmissile you think louisiana can touch utah rugby?

look waht happened this year, united and highland played in the championship..where was louisiana? and when WE came to that whack ass tourney in denver we played together for 3 WEEKS! you guys played with eachother for how many years on and off the field you fwam, don't hate cuz we dominate you little shit. utah rugby baby!

[middleeastmissile]

meema kid how is it whining im calling out unfair play a kid from Utah played with me a month after this years high school nationals and told me about the imported players and i played against highland at high school nationals they were great players i just question the coaches ethics plus i started on the louisiana u20 all star team this year and won the premier u20 (u19) tourney in the country 3rd year in a row when just last year Utah sent a team full of pacific islanders and we won

[circalilly]

Yeah, i played for united and, literally, there were 2, 3, maybe 4 new zealanders on our team haha, and we took 2nd this year in nationals

[05snyderst]

Middleeastmissile person i agree one hundred percent.Thank you for helping back up my point. They play rugby there like we play our little league baseball its just not fair that they can bring in players like that

[middleeastmissile]

o yea and another thing i played for Louisiana's u20 select side team and we won the rocky mt. challenge 3years in a row. Utah didnt send a team this year, because last year Utah sent a team with once again mostly kiwis and we beat them it was a great game. A lock from united played with us and he said they werent sending a team cause they were touring tonga and for uniteds's import he told me he actually moved there like 3yrs ago and lives there so he is legit.

[middleeastmissile]

i played 12 for jesuit new orleans against highland in the 1 round at nationals this year. We were the only single high school team competing in the club cause we are fucking tanks. I give a lot of respect to the highland players they ran great lines and were so skilled but is the coach really that desperate to bring in as many kiwis as they did to win an AMERICAN high school championship. I think you should use players from your own area not foreigners that are amazing to do the work for you.

[05snyderst]

Highland is gay... They can only win the AMERICAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP by bringing in players from other countries while the Westerville Worms play hard with the players that it actually gets from its surrounding schools. IDC about the whole Education program because they only bring half them kids because they play rugby....

Worms- Best in the game (Best In AMERICA)

[brideorugby]

grow up - find a new argument and learn what you are talking about. Last time Highland and the Worms played in nationals (2002) Highland had 0 players from other countries and still beat Westerville for the title. Quit being a sore loser - you have a very good team, and they do play very hard, but so does Highland.

[GLENDALExFAMILI]

CRY A RIVER.

[meema1]

Worms suck balls. Go highland. Utah has a high pacific islander population. It's not "recruiting" for the rugby team. Crap, all the rugby players have to pay (or be "sponsored") to be on the team because the school doesn't want anything to do with it. Highland works hard and it pays off. So keep whining about unfair recruiting and see if that gives you a better team.

[05snyderst]

Highland is gay... They can only win the AMERICAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP by bringing in players from other countries while the Westerville Worms play hard with the players that it actually gets from its surrounding schools. IDC about the whole Education program because they only bring half them kids because they play rugby....

Worms- Best in the game (Best In AMERICA)

[meema1]

Worms suck balls. Go highland. Utah has a high pacific islander population. It's not "recruiting" for the rugby team. Crap, all the rugby players have to pay (or be "sponsored") to be on the team because the school doesn't want anything to do with it. Highland works hard and it pays off. So keep whining about unfair recruiting and see if that gives you a better team.

[ss968824]

Highland works way hard to win the national championship every year... we dont import.. we work our asses off

[seetherlee]

Come on bro.. You cant be serious. This is a Kiwi tradition. How can you be so blind. You're obviously new to the country.

The Haka is ours and noone elses. Its what we do. Its how we're percieved. Its in the veins of our country, not theirs. Theyre Americans. Its completely offensive. No respect. And to make it into a movie? What the hell. Atleast mention us. The Haka isnt something that can be passed around...

[Donny6678]

hey, yea i completely agree and before you make any asumptions im fully kiwi and are completely loyal to our great and beautiful country and there is no other country better than nz. but what im saying is, if they wanna make themselves look stupid then go ahead because they will just humiliate themselves even more. and your right, nz is the best at it and always will be. i can see where your coming from tho. gud on u good to see theres still some good blooded kwis out there.

[ImeldaDavies]

Onto it brother I dont give a shit if Kiwis are in the team. Fucken homos have to import foreign players Im for any team against these Yank Faggots.

[brideorugby]

Oh, and the head coach learned the game of rugby in New Zealand.

[brideorugby]

Maybe it is the million polys the Mormons convert. Check out the west side sometime asshat. There are a few NZ players on the team, in the US on an EDUCATIONAL exchange program. Read US Rugby rules and you'll find you can't field a whole team of out-of-towners.

Oh, and by the way ask United about their South African import.

[sccyeahIplay]

your retarded, you know they use the "EDUCATIONAL" thing to import larry is a fag. as for the uniteds "Import" hes legit he moved here then larry gelwix tried like hell to get him to drive to slc to play for them it wasnt untill he found a local club called UNITED that he started playing there... unlike the kiwis where when they leave the island they already know who they are going to be playing with.

[dgonz25]

there not, its there new zealand players that they fly in ever year to play for them

[HottyToddyHoka]

original.

I didn't know the Mormons were so high on Maori war chants.