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Matt Dawson has admitted he wanted England rugby players to cross the halfway line when New Zealand performed the haka prior to today’s match at Twickenham. Plenty has been said and written about the Maori war dance after Joe Marler, who is missing the match, called for it to be banned. Marler has since apologised for his comments and insisted he should have articulated them better. On Saturday, England players walked up to the halfway line – but didn’t cross it – as New Zealand laid down their challenge. They were previously fined in 2019 after overstepping the mark, while France have also be…