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Are we being too harsh on the All Blacks? An outsider's view
Comment - The critique of the All Blacks this year has been loud, passionate, and frankly, understandable. But Jamie Wall asks if it is fair. Video
The die is cast: NZR board made to look weak as players back Foster
Opinion - New Zealand Rugby's board has been made to look weak and indecisive after walking back on suggestions about Ian Foster's fate, writes Jamie Wall.
The All Blacks actually look like the All Blacks again
The All Black's 35-23 win against South Africa was exactly what was needed with heart, passion and effort evident from everyone on the field, Jamie Wall writes.
Then and now: Comparing the low periods of All Black misery
Analysis - The All Blacks go into the second Test against South Africa overnight with their longest ever odds at the TAB, but how does the current team's situation compare to the All Blacks of 1998? Video
Test rugby: All Blacks strangled, suffocated and bent to Boks' will
The 26-10 loss to the Springboks in Mbolemba was another extension of the gaping wound that is the national side, writes Jamie Wall.
Rugby redemption or ruin? The All Blacks return to Africa
Things were very different heading into the last test match between the All Blacks and Springboks in South Africa, Jamie Wall writes. Video
Club rugby: A light at the end of the tunnel?
There's nothing like an All Black loss to unite the nation, writes Jamie Wall. Video
There Will Be Blood: What's really wrong with the All Blacks
Analysis - New Zealand Rugby's backroom staff must face the fire for the All Black's recent sub-par performances and the apparent lack of cohesion within the team, Jamie Wall writes.
Rugby: When you accept mediocrity, this is what happens
Analysis - An attitude of mediocrity has got the All Blacks to where they are now: losing four of their last five tests and a solid case for the worst All Black side ever, Jamie Wall writes. Video
Rugby: Shellshocked All Blacks need to step up and restore some mana
Big games don't get any bigger than Saturday night's showdown at Sky Stadium in Wellington, Jamie Wall writes.
Dunedin disaster: Where to now for the All Blacks?
Analysis: History was made last night in Dunedin, but the problem for Ian Foster and the All Blacks is that it's certainly not the kind of history they want or need, writes Jamie Wall. Video
All Blacks vs Ireland: Good thing there's a roof
Analysis - Two decades since the All Blacks last faced off in a bone-chilling test against Ireland in Dunedin, both sides will welcome the chance to play under a roof this weekend, writes Jamie Wall. Video
All Blacks v Ireland: Just what the doctor ordered
Analysis: Angst over the Irish threat dissolved when the All Blacks kept their mojo through an early onslaught and answered with their own flair to deliver a comfortable win, writes Jamie Wall. Video
Rugby: Ireland series shapes as hardest start to an All Black season in ages
You can accuse Ian Foster of a lot of things, but being boring isn't one of them - at least when it came to naming a team this week to face Ireland.
Super Rugby Pacific 2022: What we learned
The Crusaders finals win capped off a rough inaugural season for Super Rugby without South Africa - so what did we make of Super Rugby Pacific, and what could change? Video
Super Rugby final: Signs point to Blues title win, but don't rule out a Crusaders smash and grab
Comment - It's happy days at Eden Park as they prepare to do something the All Blacks embarrassingly couldn't achieve the last time they were there - a sold-out stadium, Jamie Wall writes. Video
Super Rugby: All eyes should be on the final
Next week should only be about the Super Rugby Pacific final - everything else can wait, rugby commentator Jamie Wall says. Video
Intriguing semis loom as form teams chase Super Rugby title
Comment - And then there were four: The good thing for Super Rugby Pacific is that it's the right four; the semifinalists are the competition's top performing teams. Video
Super Rugby Pacific: How the Hurricanes and Highlanders' seasons rate
Opinion - Super Rugby Pacific's quarter-finals went according to the form guide, which meant saying goodbye to the Highlanders and Hurricanes for this season, Jamie Wall writes. Video
More than just a curtain-raiser: Why the Under 85kg final matters
Opinion - The Silver Lake deal and the National Under-85kg Club Cup final are at opposite ends of the rugby news spectrum, but they might just have more in common than first thought, writes Jamie Wall… Video
Super Rugby: Pacific flair to end the new boys’ seasons
Analysis - Talk about saving the best for last: Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua both ended their first season in fine style yesterday. Video
Super Rugby Pacific: Final round permutations
Analysis - We're almost there with Super Rugby Pacific. After a very long, disrupted time, the curtain comes down on the regular season, with the good news for two thirds of the teams being that they…
The All Black rainbow: Facing the challenge of inclusion in rugby
If rugby does make it to its inclusivity goals and gay rugby players are fully enveloped in normalisation, the 'first gay All Black' would be treated like any other day of the week, Jamie Wall writes.
All Blacks: Barrett states his case, but has Perofeta done enough?
Beauden Barrett cut a relaxed figure as he strolled in fashionably late to the post-match press conference at Eden Park last night, Jamie Wall writes. Video
Plenty of league news to discuss, but same old story in rugby
Opinion - The Warriors' monumental loss to the Sharks was another chapter in multitude of narratives and possibilities of rugby league, but rugby news is sounding like a broken record, writes Jamie… Video
