All Blacks accept South Africa apology for Haka disruption

JOHANNESBURG – The All Blacks on Tuesday accepted an apology from South Africa after fireworks, music, and a jet fly-over partly drowned out New Zealand’s Haka before last weekend’s Test match.
The closing moments of the Haka – a traditional Maori war dance – were affected as the pre-match schedule went awry at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The South African Rugby Union wrote to their New Zealand counterparts to apologise, but the All Blacks camp said the noisy disruptions were not taken as a sign of disrespect.
“In all honesty you sometimes get a bit of chaos around that [the…