Stories by Jamie Wall

Opinion: It's looking good for the Warriors, but that is as hyped as you can go with seven rounds remaining in the NRL regular season, Jamie Wall writes.

The Springboks found out the hard way that it's pretty difficult to win a game of rugby if you don't touch the ball for the first 20 minutes, writes Jamie Wall after their 35-20 loss to the All Blacks… Video

Opinion - There have been a lot of changes since the Springboks last played the All Blacks in New Zealand four years ago, Jamie Wall writes.

The All Blacks and Springboks are playing in Auckland for the first time in a decade this weekend - not at the traditional venue Eden Park but at the Warriors' home, Mt Smart Stadium.

Review - It was all set up to be in an ambush in the stadium named after Argentina's claims to the Falkland Islands, but in the end it went about as well as the 1982 conflict for the home side, writes… Video

Opinion: The All Blacks test against Argentina is a perfect chance to roll the dice with selections, and a few guys most people weren't expecting have been given a crack, Jamie Wall writes.

Opinion - Rugby is often a game of inches, so you're probably not going to win if you're giving up yards. The problem with the Super Rugby final was who was giving them up and when, writes Jamie Wall. Video

Following the Crusaders' latest title, there's a few thoughts to run through before we pack up the second season of Super Rugby Pacific, writes Jamie Wall.

Opinion - The country's top first five-eighths, Crusaders' Richie Mo'unga and Chiefs' Damian McKenzie, will play critical roles in tonight's title-decider, Jamie Wall writes. Video

Opinion - After two extremely contrasting semifinals, the Chiefs and Crusaders will square off in Hamilton next weekend for the Super Rugby Pacific 2023 title, Jamie Wall writes. Video

Opinion: If that's the last time Scott Robertson gets to coach the Crusaders on home turf, what a way to go out, Jamie Wall writes. Video

The NZ Rugby chief executive isn't usually short of a word, but one question has him wondering: what was it like to be an All Black? Video

Opinion: Ardie Savea's face said it all after his side's pulsating 37-33 quarterfinal loss to the Brumbies in Canberra last night, writes Jamie Wall. Video

Analysis - Rugby's worst kept secret finally broke this week with the confirmation that Crusaders strike weapon Leicester Fainga'anuku is shifting to French club Toulon at season's end.

There's three things you count on in life: death, taxes and Dane Coles making rugby worth watching, writes Jamie Wall. Video

Opinion - We're rolling into the Super Rugby Pacific's last regular season round, but while the match-ups are juicy, the focus this week for most fans is where it's been for the past couple of… Video

Mind. Set. Engage explores rugby players' mental fitness and provides tools for maintaining it, much like any other facet of keeping in shape.

Analysis - A series of headshot failures overshadows this year's Super Rugby Pacific. Jamie Wall asks what's it going to take for this massive issue to be taken seriously? Video

Opinion - Veteran Highlanders halfback Aaron Smith will bow out as one of the highest capped All Blacks of all time at the end of this season, but he's used to doing it the hard way, Jamie Wall writes… Video

Opinion - News of Tina Turner's death was greeted with great sadness by many, as well as a wave of reminiscence in Australasia due to her successful but unlikely connection with rugby league, Jamie… Video

Opinion: After a mid-season Super Rugby Pacific lull, the past couple of weeks' worth of action has provided a pretty effective counter argument to the critics.

NZ Rugby has put "a stake in the ground" to make clear its support for the rainbow community, two openly gay national representatives say.

Opinion: It's hard to know what to make of the Crusaders' 15-3 win over the Blues in Christchurch but it was a critical one for the defending champs, Jamie Wall writes. Video

Opinion: The Blues and the Crusaders are on a collision course this Saturday night in Christchurch, but it isn't like it was this time last year, Jamie Wall writes.

Saturday's action almost entirely belonged to the new boys, with the Fijian Drua toppling the Hurricanes and Moana Pasifika coming within one turnover of scoring the biggest upset in Super Rugby… Video