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Several years ago, when I was the volunteer rugby coach at New Mexico State University, I was approached by a young man after practice who said he was interested in playing rugby. He explained that he was still in high school, but would be coming to NMSU in the fall and asked if I couldContinue reading “Giving someone a chance…”

As a rugby player and coach for many years, I learned about the New Zealand tradition of performing the Maori warrior Haka dance before matches. The dance, which involves the players standing in a semi-circle facing their opponent, is performed prior to the start of the game as a way of intimidating the other team.Continue reading “They aren’t doing the Haka in Hatch”