Australian winger Josh Addo-Carr has called on the Kangaroos to introduce a pre-game Indigenous war cry similar to the haka.
Indigenous trio Addo-Carr, Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton are all in Mal Meninga’s 24-man World Cup squad.
All three have played for the Indigenous All Stars who deliver a war cry before their matches.
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Australia faces Fiji in their tournament opener in Leeds on Sunday morning (AEDT) and they’re expected to meet New Zealand in the semi-finals.
Addo-Carr is keen on Australia one day following the Kiwis, Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands who all deliver traditional pre-game performances.
“It would be really good for everyone to buy into,” Addo-Carr told AAP.
“The All Blacks do it even though they are not all Maori. Me, Latrell and Jackie would love it.
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“There’s things we can do to modify it for some of the boys that don’t know how to dance, there’s a lot we can do so everyone is a part of it.
“We’re all Australian and that’s what this is all about, togetherness. That’s what my culture is about; respect.
“It would be mad to have it, we could get some elders in and some professional dancers to help create something special.”
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