Foster expecting a mixed response to the haka in France

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The All Blacks are expecting a hostile atmosphere in Friday's World Cup opener against France in Paris.
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00:00 Historically they have some times and not other times.
00:05 And we're at peace with that.
00:08 We're happy for the opposition to respond however they want to respond to the haka.
00:15 And that's also to the crowd.
00:17 But for us it's a special part of our legacy, of who we are as a team.
00:24 And how we connect to each other and to the past.
00:30 So, you know, we know.
00:34 But one thing I do know is that they'll respect it.
00:37 Because they've got a history of respecting the haka.
00:39 The fact that they may respond in different ways is not seen by us as a lack of respect.

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