The New Zealand All Blacks Haka

Here is the New Zealand All Blacks Haka; it is a very respected tradition that they perform every game. The leader is of Maori descent and calls upon his team to join in with the chanting and performace. Here is what they say and the English translation:

Ka Mate

Ringa pakia
Uma tiraha
Turi whatia
Hope whai ake
Waewae takahia kia kino

Slap the hands against the thighs
Puff out the chest
Bend the knees
Let the hip follow
Stamp the feet as hard as you can

Ka Mate! Ka Mate!
Ka Ora! Ka Ora!
Tenei te ta ngata puhuru huru
Nana nei i tiki mai
Whakawhiti te ra
A upane ka upane!
A upane kaupane whiti te ra!

It is death! It is death!
It is life! It is life!
This is the hairy person
Who caused the sun to shine
Keep abreast! Keep abreast!
The rank! Hold fast!
Into the sun that shines!

Kapa O Pango

Kia whakawhenua Au I Ahau
Hi Aue, Hi!
Ko Aotearoa E Ngunguru Nei!
Au, Au, Aue Ha!
Ka Kapa O Pango e Ngunguru Nei!
Au, Au, Aue Ha!
I Ahaha!
Ka Tu Te Ihihi
Ka Tu Te Wanawana
Ki Runga Ki Te Rangi E Tu Iho Nei, Tu Iho Nei, Hi!
Pongo Ra!
Kapa O Pango, Aue Hi!
Ponga Ra!
Kapa O Pango, Aue Hi, Ha!

Let me become ne with the land
This is our land that rumbles
And it's my time! It's my moment!
This defines us as the All Blacks
It's my time! It's my moment!
Our dominance
Our supremacy will triumph
And we will be placed on high
Silver fern!
All Blacks!
Silver fern!
All Blacks!

*Many times they combine these two songs into a shorter one and they are continuously changing their Haka to represent them more and more*

-Spence-

Our Version of a Haka...

During socials, its a custom, to have our own haka, or a yelling match of some sort of chant. Whomever yells the loudest is the winner.**WARNING** this entire song is cussing!!**

Fuck a damn, shit a damn, fuck a damn damn
Some motherfucker just stole my man
I'll fuck the motherfucker better than the other fucker
So fuck a damn, shit a damn, fuck a damn damn

*BSU women's team won this "haka" this year against the IU women's team!*

-Spence-

Rugby songs (con.)

There are some rugby chants that are used when someone messes up a line in a song. This is also called "Shoot the Boot" **WARNING** this has some crude lines in it too!

[First and Last name of individual] is a horse's ass!
She's the meanest
She sucks a horse's penis
[First and Last name of individual] is a horse's ass!
I won't drink beer with any old man that won't drink beer with a rugby fan
So shoot the boot, shoot, shoot the boot!

Why are we waiting we could be masturbating?
So drink motherfucker, drink motherfucker, drink motherfucker drink!
Drink motherfucker, drink motherfucker, drink motherfucker drink!
(Repeat)

*This is sung to encourage chugging so they hurry up when drinking*

-Spence-

Rugby songs (con.)

This last long song was led by Emily 'Max' Lomax from BSU. In this song anyone can sing the song; when you have a cup you put it over your head and the group points to whomever goes next, then that rugger gets to lead a line if you don't get the line right or repeat a line that's already been said then you have "Shoot the Boot" (which will be explained later). This song is called "The Marrying Kind":

Max:
If I were the marrying kind,
Which I thank the Lord, I'm not sir
The kind of rugger that I would be
Would be a rugby....

Rugger:
Prop sir!

Everybody:
Prop sir? Why's that sir?

Rugger:
'Cause I support a hooker, you support a hooker
We'd all support hookers together
We'd be alright in the middle of the night
If we all support hookers together

*this song continues with every rugby positions, other teams, rugby equipment, etc*

-Spence-

Rugby Songs (con.)

The next song that was sung was by Emily 'Max' Lomax from BSU and she was the song leader for 'Monday's A Working Day'. *WARNING*: this song is crude and does have cussing involved:

Max:
Monday's a Working Day!
Monday's a Working Day!

How's your mother?
Alright
How's your sister?
Too tight
When's the last time?
Last night
When's the next time?
Tonight
So is everybody fucking happy?

Everybody:
You bet your ass we are!
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-d0
do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do

Max:
Monday's a work-work-working day!
(Everybody repeats)
Tuesday's a puke-puke-puking day! (you spit your beer everywhere)
(Everybody repeats)
Wednesday's a whack-whack-whack-a-day
(Everybody repeats)
Thursday's a smoke-smoke-smoking day
(Everybody repeats)
Friday's a fuck-fuck-fucking day
(Everbody repeats)
Saturday's a rugby day!
(Everybody repeats)
Sunday's the Lord's day! (usually whispered and have hands folded in prayer)

*Max would repeat this over and over again*

-Spence-

Rugby Songs: **WARNING**: These songs can be rude and crude, only read on if you want to**

These are the songs that were sung, except for one; the first one hear was sung when one IU girl, named Pudge, was put on top of the shoulders of a BSU girl, named Tank. Pudge is called the 'rugby whore' in this song. There's a song leader, an IU girl named Lydia, and everyone else chants back the song, if you know it: "I Met a Whore In the Park" aka "Ya-Ho" *sing to the tune of 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home'

I met a whore in the park one day
ya ho, ya ho
I met a whore in the park one day
ya ho, ya ho
I met a whore in the park one day
she said hey rookie, you wanna lay

Refrain:
Get in, get out, quit fuckin' about
ya ho, ya ho

I put my hand upon her toe
ya ho, ya ho
I put my hand upon her toe
ya ho, ya ho
I put my hand upon her toe
she said hey rookie, that's way too low

(Refrain)

I put my hand upon her knee
ya ho, ya ho
I put my hand upon her knee
ya ho, ya ho
I put my hand upon her knee
she said hey rookie you're kiddin' me

(Refrain)

I put my hand upon her thigh
ya ho, ya ho
I put my hand upon her thigh
ya ho, ya ho
I put my hand upon her thigh
she said hey rookie you're way too shy

(Refrain)

I put my hand upon her tit
ya ho, ya ho
I put my hand upon her tit
ya ho, ya ho
I put my hand upon her tit
she said hey rookie you're getting it

(Refrain)

*there's more to the song, but it gets a lil too crude-so I won't be putting that in*

-Spence-

IU Game....well sortof

This past Friday, April 4th, the BSU women's rugby team had a game down at IU against the Red Storm women's team [that's what they are called]. And for lack-of-better-words we got our butts kicked, 88-0!! O yeah it was hard to watch. I played the first half until I got hit hard by an IU woman who just tackled me at a angle so when I landed I ended up getting whiplash and a minor headache. I didn't move too quickly after that one. Well needless to say we played a 3rd half after the official game for the B-sides to play, meaning its just more practice for both teams. But the best part of the whole night was the social. This is where we went to an IU house to party, pretty much. It was the home of a couple of girls, a dog named Penny, and 3 cats it was called the Sin Bin [when there's a serious penalty on a rugby field, the player(s) are sent to their tryzone area called a sin bin in this instant]. I had never been to a social between our teams before but man, it was insane! There were around 30 people in a small house, trying to fill up 2 rooms and there were more people coming in through the night that were not part of either women's team but who knew players. There was singing, yelling, laughing, drinking, and everyone being wild. It was the most fun I've ever had especially after losing so badly and getting hurt. If anyone ever has a chance to be around a rugby social whether guys or girls you should take the chance because its definently a unique experience.

-Spence-

Looking Back at How Rugby's Played

For draft 4, I have decided to reexamine how rugby's played. In draft 2, I went through and explained the positions and very few, but basic, rules of rugby. And the fact of the matter is is that with even the basic understandings most people would have no idea what was going on if they watched a rugby game right now. So I'm going to go back through and explain in more detail what goes on during a game. I will also reexamine rituals such as "zulus", "shoot the boot," and socials. Hopefully be able to discover the psychological aspect that goes into some of these rugby behaviors.

-Spence-