Stories by Jamie Wall

Comment: There's another Sunday evening test for the All Blacks, but all the talk this week has been on things happening far away from the Gold Coast, Jamie Wall writes.

Opinion - The real story of last night was that of the Ioane brothers - Rieko has shown he's got his gas back and Akira has completely bossed his last two test appearances, writes Jamie Wall. Video

The All Blacks resume their campaign on Sunday evening, after an unexpected interlude that threw everything up in the air, Jamie Wall writes. Video

Comment: If you ever go to an All Black press conference, you find out pretty quickly that all they ever want to talk about is the game they are about to play, Jamie Wall* writes.

The opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference and last night the All Blacks cruised to a punishing win against the Wallabies at a not even half-full Eden Park, writes Jamie Wall. Video

The second Bledisloe test in a row at Eden Park looks like the last time the All Blacks will play on New Zealand soil in 2021. Video

Much has been made of the Wallabies' woes at Eden Park, with their last win there coming just a few months after the Chernobyl disaster.Since then, it's been a series of disasters of sorts for them in… Video

The All Blacks are taking on the Wallabies in the fortress of Eden Park tonight, but their fate from next weekend on lies in the hands of the government, writes Jamie Wall. Video

Comment: It took three attempts, but last night the All Blacks finally put on a performance that left us talking about them rather than the opposition, Jamie Wall writes. Video

It is telling that the All Blacks can come off a 34-point test win over Fiji and have all the plaudits handed to their opposition, Jamie Wall writes.

Opinion - Aaron Smith would be counted as one of the most popular players among fans, but picking him as the proper stand in for Sam Cane may be a bridge too far, writes Jamie Wall.

Opinion - The biggest question of the All Blacks' match last night should have been why the fixtures even looked the way they did anyway, given that there was a much better alternative, writes Jamie… Video

The All Blacks have the luxury of calling on a 36-man squad of Super Rugby players while the Tongans have named 13 debutants - the bulk of those coming out of club rugby, Jamie Wall writes. Video

Analysis - For the first time in 18 years, Aucklanders can call themselves Super Rugby champions, after the Blues' tense 23-15 win over the Highlanders last night, Jamie Wall writes. Video

Opinion - Turns out Tony Brown was right - the Australian teams didn't really turn up for the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman party. Video

Analysis - For Hurricanes fans, Super Rugby Trans Tasman went from being the best competition format ever to the worst in the space of 80 minutes on Saturday night, writes Jamie Wall. Video

Opinion - While the Trans-Tasman competition has been a fun little throwback to the way Super Rugby used to be, it hasn't exactly caught the imagination of the public, writes Jamie Wall. Video

Opinion - This is a rugby column but it's fair to talk about the phenomenon that is Reece Walsh, and it's also fair to talk about the Phoenix being on fire on Saturday, writes Jamie Wall. Video

The highs and lows of the first week of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, as it was seen by commentator Jamie Wall. Video

Opinion - The Crusaders fifth ultimate victory in a row was the culmination of an entertaining, controversial and often brutal second edition of Super Rugby Aotearoa, Jamie Wall writes. Video

Opinion - Finally, we had a weekend of three Super Rugby games in New Zealand - it's just a pity that the most meaningful one was a one off. Video

Opinion - The die was cast thanks to the Crusaders' win over the Blues yesterday, proving reports of the defending champions' demise are premature, Jamie Wall writes. Video

Opinion: The four teams involved in Super Rugby Aotearoa found another gear this weekend to produce the best matches of the season so far, Jamie Wall writes. Video

Opinion - Turns out maybe this year's Crusaders aren't quite the unstoppable force we all thought they were, writes Jamie Wall Video

Opinion: Our national game didn't do itself any favours last week, that's for sure. In what was a wild few days, story after story broke, knocking each other out of the news cycle on a better than…