RUGBY MATTERS
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

I’ve never been a huge fan of the New Zealand haka, believing it to be an indulgence too far.
Sorry, I know this makes me a bad person. All teams have their anthems before any presentation and what with the almost obligatory moments of silence that is surely enough as 23 highly strung athletes shuffle from foot to foot in the freezing cold or rain, or indeed boiling heat.
At various times in its history the haka also morphed into a massive OTT Hollywood production but of course the money shot all their spons...