Rugby team sparks row in NZ after calling government ‘rednecks’ in haka
by Eva Corlett in Wellington from World news | The Guardian on (#6K59P)
Questions asked over the place of protest in professional sport after Hurricanes Poua team in Wellington changed the lyrics for their haka just before a game
A row over the role of protest in professional sport has erupted in New Zealand after a women's rugby team called the coalition government rednecks" during a pre-match haka.
The Hurricanes Poua - the women's rugby union team for Wellington - added lyrics to their haka just before their Super Rugby Aupiki match against the Chiefs Manawa in Hamilton on Saturday.
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