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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.
Rugby: All Blacks reach the business end of the Northern tour
Analysis - The All Blacks will go in as favourites, but there is an air of mystery over this test after Ireland's demolition of Japan last weekend, writes Jamie Wall.
All Blacks serve up woeful display as focus switches to Black Ferns
It says something about the expectations put on the All Blacks that their 47-9 win over Italy has been widely greeted with ridicule and dismay, Jamie Wall writes.
All Blacks: Another Roman Holiday but dark clouds on the horizon
It's been 30 years since Italy got the closest they ever have to the All Blacks, but that isn't going to happen early tomorrow morning in Rome, writes Jamie Wall. Video
All Blacks at their most ruthlessly breathtaking against Wales
Comment: This was always going to be a tough few weeks for the All Blacks, in terms of capturing the imagination of fans back home, Jamie Wall writes. Video
All Blacks: Beauden's journey to the 100 club
As far as All Black landmarks go, there is something unique about Beauden Barrett's 100th test this weekend against Wales in Cardiff. Video
What does a 100 point hiding say about NZ's relationship with the All Blacks?
Opinion - The All Blacks' 104-14 win against the USA Eagles comes 10 years after they won the World Cup. Jamie Wall takes a look at the differing attitudes to the two events. Video
What does success look like for women's rugby?
Analysis - The build towards the Black Ferns' historic 100th test match this weekend, against England in Exeter, has come during an interesting few weeks for women's rugby in New Zealand, Jamie Wall w… Video
The Neverending Story: Mark Robinson on selling rugby to America
Analysis - There is a joke that once the dust settles after a nuclear war, the only thing left will be cockroaches… and they'll still be trying to sell rugby to America. Video
Rugby Championship: What we learned
Opinion - The All Blacks won the 2021 Rugby Championship and finished the campaign by playing easily the best test of the year, the only problem was they were on the wrong side of the result, writes… Video
All Blacks' week old quest for a 'Grand Slam'
Opinion - It is slowly starting to dawn on the team, the media and the public just how long this year's All Black odyssey is, Jamie Wall writes. Video
