England defiantly marched towards the All Blacks during a spine-tingling haka in a power move that left rugby fans in awe.
Things came to a tense head on Saturday after a week of haka trash-talking back and forth between England and New Zealand in the lead-up to this Test.
After widespread criticism by the rugby public, including All Blacks coach Scott Robertson, England’s captain Jamie George distanced himself from the comments, followed by Marler who then came out with an apology, saying it was “poorly articulated” and that he “meant no malice”, adding: “I just want to see the restrictions lifted to allow for a response without sanction.”
And England didn’t disappoint. Despite World Rugby prohibiting any sort of challenge to the haka, England advanced towards the All Blacks, who in return further closed the gap between the two sides by walking up to the hosts. Got her back! These Springbok WAGS have showed their support to Rachel Kolisi pending her divorce from rugby captain, Siya.
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