Scott Barrett says Joe Marler’s Haka comments have ‘loaded the gun’

New Zealand will perform the Haka at Twickenham on Saturday (David Davies/PA)

New Zealand captain Scott Barrett has warned England that Joe Marler has “loaded the gun” through his inflammatory comments on the Haka.

Marler has riled the All Blacks ahead of Saturday’s clash at Allianz Stadium by using social media to call for the pre-match Maori war dance to be “binned”, adding that it was “ridiculous”.