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Less is Moore - why the Black Ferns still needed a change
Comment - Even before New Zealand Rugby's woeful Black Ferns culture review, Glen Moore's position as coach deserved to be put under scrutiny, writes Jamie Wall.
Super Rugby: Blues batter Chiefs while Ardie Savea sounds off on refereeing
Opinion - For all its faults, you can't accuse Super Rugby Pacific of not throwing up some highly watchable footy this weekend, writes Jamie Wall. Video
The red mist: Super Rugby's big problem
Opinion - With five red cards issued during a single weekend, it's hard to agree they are an effective deterrent, writes Jamie Wall.
The Battle of Auckland - big brother gets the win, but still sees red
Analysis - Despite a dominant performance, the Blues and Moana Pasifika rivalry promises to be one of the biggest features of Super Rugby, writes Jamie Wall. Video
Super Rugby Pacific: The rivalry that Auckland needs
Opinion - The Blues and Moana Pasifika need to rip into each other tomorrow night and give everyone something to talk about, writes Jamie Wall.
A special night at Mt Smart, but what about the TV ratings?
Analysis - Mt Smart Stadium is now home to the season's biggest upset after Moana Pasifika seized a historic upset win against the Hurricanes, Jamie Wall writes. Video
Super Rugby stumbles while Six Nations shines
Analysis - With the Six Nations tournament coming to a climactic end, the benchmark for test rugby now belongs in the Northern Hemisphere, writes Jamie Wall. Video
Super Rugby Omnishambles, Warriors' chance for redemption
Analysis - Last weekend Jamie Wall wrote that Super Rugby was 'back on track', but now he's here to tell you that he was wrong, because it's really not.
Super Rugby back on track, Warriors not so much
Opinion - After last weekend's eye-gouge inducing run of games Super Rugby Pacific redeemed itself with a much better showing last night, writes Jamie Wall. Video
Super Rugby Aupiki: A game of two halves
Opinion - Last night certainly showed that Aupiki will be useful in manufacturing pressure situations for the best players against one another, writes Jamie Wall. Video
Super Rugby was a slogfest this weekend
Opinion - Finally, after a long wait, all New Zealand-based Super Rugby teams were in action over the weekend. The problem was they all combined to completely stink up the joint in three forgettable… Video
Club rugby's biggest challenge in 2022 - clarity around Covid-19
Comment: There is serious concern over how the pandemic and vaccinations are going to affect the national game in the upcoming season, writes Jamie Wall. Video
Super Rugby Pacific: It's not how you start, but how you finish
Comment: The Blues failed to live up to the hype in a late capitulation against the Hurricanes, despite Roger Tuivasa-Sheck impressing in his long-awaited Super Rugby debut, writes Jamie Wall. Video
Farewell to two legends who produced some of NZ's greatest rugby
Comment: As we got ready for another weekend of Super Rugby, sad news filtered through yesterday of the passing of another Pasifika legend, writes Jamie Wall Video
Super Rugby Pacific: Hurdles, TMO troubles and tiny changing rooms
History was made as the Chiefs and Highlanders kicked off at the Wakatipu RFC, writes Jamie Wall. Video
Onus on talent-laden Blues to seal Super Rugby Pacific title
Comment: After just a tick under three months since the All Blacks were crushed by France in Paris, today marks the start of the 2022 rugby season starting, Jamie Wall writes. Video
O for Olsen - farewell to a Kiwi great
A trailblazer who left the comfort of home to take on the best competition in the world, Olsen Filipaina's legacy endures to the present day, writes Jamie Wall. Video
Super Rugby: The pros and cons of moving south
Opinion: The news that all the men's Super Rugby teams are off to Queenstown for the foreseeable future is a curveball almost no one wanted, but it is important to balance out what this means for the…
Facing the spotlight: The RTS show is underway
Opinion: It was telling that the Blues finally rolled out their star signing in a large, Alexandra Park conference room setting rather than the usual pitch side standup. Video
Rugby 2021 - what we learned
Opinion - Jamie Wall looks back on a tumultous year for rugby - from Olympic gold and European disappointment to the long-running Silverlake saga. Video
Rugby: Justice for the Pacific Islands? There is a bit more to it
Comment: The final whistle has blown on the Southern Hemisphere season, but perhaps the most significant victory was when World Rugby opened up their eligibility rules, Jamie Wall writes.
The end-of-year tours: What we learned
Analysis - A few days after the end of the All Blacks' and Black Ferns' season, it's not so much a case of dust settling as nuclear fallout, Jamie Wall writes.
All Blacks and Black Ferns: In a desperate land
Comment: It's not exactly the end of the world, but Doors frontman, bad poet and former Parisian resident Jim Morrison's words ring true for the end of this All Black season, writes Jamie Wall. Video
Battle stations for both All Blacks and Black Ferns
Comment: There's a common misconception about the famous Maginot Line, the massive series of fortifications built in the 1930s to defend France's eastern border from a German invasion, Jamie Wall writ…
Jamie Wall: All Blacks drown in the Green Room
Ireland have beaten the All Blacks for the third time in five years. Jamie Wall writes it's not so much that New Zealand played particularly badly, it's that they were barely allowed to play at all.