England prop Joe Marler has apologised after he called for the Haka to be scrapped.Marler baited New Zealand ahead of Saturday's Autumn Nations Series opener at Allianz Stadium by writing on the social media site X on Tuesday night that "The Haka needs binning.
It’s ridiculous."All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson said the Harlequins forward, who left England’s camp on Monday for personal reasons and will not face New Zealand, could have chosen his words more carefully.Marler returned to X on Thursday night, and said: "Hey rugby fans.
Just wanted to jump on here and say sorry to any New Zealand fans I upset with my poorly articulated tweet earlier in the week."I meant no malice in asking for it to be binned, just want to see the restrictions lifted to allow for a response without sanction."How good were the Cockerill/Hewitt, Campese, France ’07, Tokyo ’19 or Samoa vs England rugby league responses?
Create some entertaining drama before kick off. My flippant attempt at sparking a debate around it was s***house and I should have done better at explaining things."I’m grateful for the education received on how important the Haka is to the New Zealand culture and hope others have a better understanding too."Now roll on 3pm on Saturday for a mega rugby occasion.