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Super Round needs the tempo to remain high
Opinion - The Super Round is still very much a work in progress - but at least we'll get a definitive answer on its future after the weekend, writes Jamie Wall.
Super Rugby round one: What we learned
Super Rugby burst back onto the scene over the weekend and the quality, pace and performances across the board were impressive. Video
Foster starts the countdown clock on his All Black coaching career
A couple of weeks is a long, long time in rugby. It took that amount of time for the All Black coaching debate to mutate back from a benign conversation around the country's pub tables and living…
Women's rugby in Aotearoa: what now?
It's up to Super Rugby Aupiki players to emulate the heroics of the Black Ferns and make sure people keep watching, Jamie Wall writes.
Rugby: Dane Coles' greatest hits
Dane Coles might be one of the last All Black links to old school grassroots rugby, so any recap of his career highlights has to start with his home club, writes Jamie Wall. Video
Opinion - Exodus 2023 and what it means
Opinion - Given this quite dramatic turn of events, coupled with Ardie Savea heading to play in Japan, this is starting to look like a very odd World Cup year, Jamie Wall writes.
Review: The Blue Wall shows rugby's south-side influence
Review - If you're driving past a rugby club or secondary school in the afternoon or evening at this time of year, chances are you'll see a group of young men and women doing the hard yards out on… Video
Pointers for NZ Rugby as Wallabies welcome back Jones
Rugby Australia has shown its New Zealand counterpart how to act decisively after a run of poor results with the return of Eddie Jones as Wallabies coach, Jamie Wall writes.
Auckland ASB Tennis Classic: What we learned
Opinion - The 2023 ASB Classic showed up some great talent on our back doorstep, including men's finalist and Aucklander Cam Norrie and women's winner Coco Gauff.
Tennis: Let's just pretend Cam Norrie's an official Kiwi today
Opinion - With Cam Norrie in the ASB Classic men's final for the second time in his career, we should claim him as our own, as he's the closest NZ is going to get to a permanent tennis success story…
Gauff turns on the firepower in between the rain
Her Spanish opponent did not stand much chance as American top seed Coco Gauff swept to a powerful win in the final of the rain-disrupted ASB Classic, Jamie Wall writes.
Gauff all class on and off the court at ASB Classic
It's not accurate to say that the sun finally came out for the ASB Classic, but one of the stars certainly shone bright.
The perfect storm: ASB Classic’s return ruined for now
The ASB Classic director would have woken up Friday thinking things could only get better from here. Because after five days of shocking weather, they really couldn't have gotten much worse.
Tennis, anyone? Stars ready to hit the court in ASB Classic's big return
The ASB classic is back this week after two long years of Covid lockdowns keeping the courts empty. RNZ's Jamie Wall takes a look at what's in store.
Black Fern Ruahei Demant and what it takes to win
Jamie Wall on how his faith in the Black Ferns was restored following last year's disastrous European tour.
The unofficial NZ Rugby awards for 2022
Opinion - Given that the Black Ferns not only won their World Cup on home soil, but did it in dramatic and record-breaking fashion. They will dominate the awards, Jamie Wall writes. Video
All Blacks Northern Tour: Plenty to chew on going into World Cup year
Opinion - First things first - this would be a very different column if the All Blacks had simply ground out a 25-6 win over England on Sunday morning.
All Blacks: Blown test match leaves us still wondering
Comment: For a while there, it looked as though the All Blacks well and truly were back. Then, every issue that has dogged this team in 2022 came back to bite them, writes Jamie Wall.
Rugby: TJ Perenara's remarkable year
Comment - Perenara is perhaps the only player in about two decades to claim to have played a full Super Rugby campaign, a chunk of club season including a final, provincial rugby, a national A side…
All Blacks: Hostile Twickenham means something different
The hostility that comes with playing at Twickenham can't be overlooked as the All Blacks look to avenge their 2019 World Cup semi-final loss to England, writes Jamie Wall. Video
All Blacks: Getting it right when it counts at Murrayfield
Opinion - It wasn't that long ago that people were calling for Codie Taylor to be dropped, TJ Perenara actually was, and Mark Telea wasn't even in the conversation to get picked at all. All three…
All Blacks: End of year tour taking a different complexion
Comment: Ian Foster's constant theme of the All Blacks achieving consistency may finally be delivered in the last two tests of the year. Video
Rugby World Cup: what we learned
Analysis - Congratulations to the Black Ferns, who won their seventh World Cup title on the back of a tumultuous year, Jamie Wall writes.
Rugby World Cup final: Eden Park must be Black Ferns' fortress too
Opinion - There is no greater force multiplier in sports than a passionate home crowd, Jamie Wall writes. Video
All Blacks: A regulation win, because Wales never thought they could
Analysis - While a big win in Cardiff will keep New Zealanders happy, it probably won't change an awful lot of minds about where this All Black team sits in the grand scheme of things, writes Jamie…