England's incredible response to intense New Zealand Haka

England's incredible response to an intense All Blacks Haka

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[phillgornall]

I was expecting them to open fire, that’s the traditional English response to anything vaguely native.

[chroniclesofbap]

In case you missed it, Enlgand stood in a reverse wedge which is the battle formation you'd take up when faced with warriors who have let them selves get bunched up. Wait for them to advance, then close the jaws of the flanks. A cheeky way to face warriors as warriors

[dt]

Farrells smirk is superb, exactly what u wanna see to counteract the challenge. Maximum respect to both teams there. Worth the entrance fee alone

[ricardoalejandrocarballes]

I remember that game, it was one of the best where England warned New Zealand that they would have a big defeat, England's formation and the gestures of their men say everything.

[fabriziofuchs]

for those who missed it: the response was England winning the game.

[seandonoghue]

As an English man living in NZ, I can tell you, there is nothing the fans and players love and respect more than a "challenge" from the opposing team. It's what it's all about.

[stevesmyth]

As an Englishman this is inspiring.Thank you Kiwi’s. Love it.

[justinchimento]

I remember in highschool here in America we had a football game (American Football that is) against a school with many Tongan kids who traditionally did the haka for their pre game ritual but we had several Samoans on my team and we did a haka back to them as a sign we weren't going to back down. It was probably the most intense thing I've been apart of in sports.

[theboy]

England rose to the occasion like us Kiwis would never have expected, played with such drive and intent. So proud of what the Abs have done this tournament but England you take the cake today. What an honour to watch good rugby being played, all the best for the finals.

From a NZer

[dougswamprat]

World Rugby: Fines England for their response to the Haka
Also World Rugby: Puts a video out of it for marketing purposes.

[MrBubs]

I'm french but i can say this is one of the most incredible match that i have ever seen

[immortaloverride]

0:52 that smirk, the confidence and the attitude make Owen Farewell one of the most badass player in Rugby🔥🔥🔥🔥

[MUFC]

Kept on waiting for that “incredible” response

[paulthompson]

At first, I thought the response was having two "corpses" in between their V formation, but then I realized they were cameramen. lol

[dasnutnock]

England's high watermark under Jones. Possibly the best performance I've ever seen from them since they toured the SH in 2002.

[kyledodgson]

Have to say not a huge fan of rugby or England (I'm irish) but that image of farrel smirking is one of the best in sports. Always admired him since. Has alot of balls on him

[realitytunnel]

Wasn’t the best response England scoring in the first minute?

[brycerodgers]

New Zealand: *does haka*
England: *does nothing*
World rugby:

[jbee]

Owen Farrell's smirk was knew what was 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣