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Will Irish 'Psyops' Win On The Day?

By: Scoop Blogwatch
Published: Sat 12 Nov 2005 03:56 PM
Will Irish 'Psyops' Win On The Day?
Blogwatch: Haka or no Haka... Ireland's blogger, Mick Fealty of www.sluggerotoole.com, writes that Wales apparently continued the PsyOps last Saturday (to little avail) when they made the All Blacks perform the Haika between the anthems rather than after both have been played. This, according to Tana Umaga the New Zealand captain, was disrespectful to Maori tradition. This from the guy who creamed Brian O’Driscoll out of the game of rugby within 90 seconds of the first Haka of the Lions tour in the summer. For more, see… www.sluggerotoole.com
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