MICHAEL OWEN bagged a glorious hat-trick as Liverpool fired five past hapless
Haka in Helsinki.
The Anfield club finally got the news they were hoping for when Maccabi Haifa's appeal to Uefa following their expulsion from the tournament last week for fielding a suspended player against
Haka failed.
And Jeffrey knows all about
Haka's recovery powers.
Haka coach Keith Armstrong rated Gers `poor' in their 1-0 win over Rosenborg and hinted that his towering players could hurt Gers keeper Stefan Klos at crossballs.
The last time the Lions were in New Zealand in 2005, they consulted Maoris to find a meaningful response to the
haka and they formed a semi-circle with captain Brian O'Driscoll and the youngest member of the team, Dwayne Peel, stepping out to face it.
Dad-of-two John 52, of Gateshead, who runs JPG First Aid and Safety Training Services, added: "The Geordie
Haka has been performed many times and it is gets rounds of applause or people go into hysterics.
Then, after three workshops on May 10, there will be a mass
Haka in the city centre.
The
haka dances will be staged at the Houli expo site, at 4 p.m., April 23-24.
"To honour the event and those whose efforts have brought Duncarron to life, I've requested some Maori warriors to attend, represent NZ and make those walls ring with a thundering
Haka in respect of Scottish culture and heritage."
As the country struggles to respond to the horrific tragedy, it was perhaps inevitable that many would turn to the
haka -- a dance whose origins lie with the indigenous Maori community but which has become a global symbol of New Zealand as the battle cry of its national rugby team, the All Blacks.
The
haka is a traditional war cry, war dance or challenge from the Maori people of New Zealand.
After Klopp and his squad watched a performance of the
haka in person, the Liverpool boss revealed how it was that dance which he used to help kick-start his managerial career at Mainz.