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Joe Marler has added extra spice to England’s clash with New Zealand on Saturday by claiming the pre-match haka should be scrapped.

Writing on the social media site X, veteran prop Marler said: “The haka needs binning. It’s ridiculous.” The 34-year-old then added: “It’s only any good when teams actually front it with some sort of reply. Like the league boys did last week.”