Jamie Wall

Two New Zealand Super Rugby teams played in front of sparse crowds over the weekend. The reasons were different, but they're nothing new: people don't like to be cold, or watch their teams play badly. Video

It's been some week for rugby in this part of the world, but none of it has anything to do with what's going on the field. While the Israel Folau issue isn't going to go away any time soon, here's a…

Opinion - Last week, everyone wanted to know what Rugby Australia was going to do about Israel Folau. This week, we got the answer and it was depressingly predictable, Jamie Wall writes.

Opinion - With all the self-awareness of Sam Gaze, TVNZ chose today to trumpet their right to screen the Rugby World Cup, after copping non-stop criticism for its Games coverage, writes Jamie Wall.

Opinion - Imagine winning a gold medal, but all everyone remembers is you being a petulant jerk after, writes Jamie Wall of mountainbiker Sam Gaze's Commonwealth Games win.

Opinion - If you haven't seen the clip of the Silver Ferns skipper being reduced to tears yet, brace yourself. It's not an easy watch. She proved that a team under fire still cares deeply about what… Video

Opinion - The Silver Ferns didn't just lose a netball game last night. While the loss probably drove fans to google exactly where Malawi was, it highlighted a systematic failure of netball's governing…

Opinion - At a time when Australian sport is under an intense microscope, Israel Folau once again found himself in hot water over his ultra-conservative views on homosexuality, Jamie Wall writes.

Opinion - On the menu for pretty much every sports writer on either side of the Tasman: at least a small piece of humble pie as against all predictions the Warriors are currently unbeaten, writes…

Opinion - There was a sense of inevitability around Joseph Parker's unanimous points loss to Anthony Joshua this morning, writes Jamie Wall.

Opinion - Parker and Joshua's fight will be big, writes Jamie Wall, but David Tua remains the king of hype.

Opinion - Wrong word, wrong situation. The All Blacks launched their ad campaign to boost the June test series with France this week, labelling it The Battle For The Gallaher Cup.

Rugby officiating has come under some severe scrutiny this week and the issues it has raised go a fair bit deeper this time, writes Jamie Wall. Video

After brief glory at England's helm, Eddie Jones now finds himself in a similar position to his 2003 coaching rival John Mitchell, Jamie Wall writes.

More of the same from the Warriors in 2018? Let's hope not, writes Jamie Wall.

Opinion - The pressure's on England to live up to their end-of-year showdown with the All Blacks, Jamie Wall writes. Video

Opinion - It only took 48 hours of the rugby season being officially open in Aotearoa for it to give us something to scratch our heads over, writes Jamie Wall. Video

Analysis - The posts have gone up and we're ready to kick off another season of footy. Jamie Wall lays out the predictions for the coming year.

Opinion - If you can respect the haka, you can respect culture through your clothing as well, writes Jamie Wall.

Opinion - The rebirth of the Sevens takes place in Hamilton this weekend. But will it be a success, asks Jamie Wall.

Opinion - For the Warriors, things don't usually start going wrong until after the first few rounds of the year's competition.

Opinion - So a top rugby player decided to speak their mind, writes Jamie Wall.

Analysis - After the previous evening's exceptionally warm temperatures, a bit of cloud cover was a welcome relief, writes Jamie Wall.

A semi-final thriller at the ASB Classic fired up an already scorching Auckland evening, while hearts were racing off court too, Jamie Wall writes.

If reports out of London are to be believed, Lima Sopoaga is cashing up and joining the Wasps and, writes Jamie Wall, it's the push for bench spots that's likely driven him to it. Video