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Taiuru said that all teams should be able to perform “a cultural ceremony before kickoff”. Marler has history when it comes to the haka, notably crossing the halfway line during the build-up ...

New Zealand has united to express its dissatisfaction over Joe Marler’s outburst on the haka ahead of this weekend’s clash at Twickenham.

But as long as teams stay in their half, there is no obligation to stand and face the haka, although it is often seen as a mark of disrespect to a sacred and ancient ceremony not to do so.