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Making sense of the Super Rugby rumour mill
Opinion - Reports that South Africa's Super Rugby teams are looking at playing in Europe are nothing new, but with 'millions of pounds on offer', there might be some fire behind all this smoke, writes…
Hurricanes vs Warriors: Is it OK to start believing yet?
Opinion - Over the weekend, two teams with famously tortured fan bases got another reason to start thinking 2018 might be the year, writes Jamie Wall. Video
A world series lifeline for Pacific Island rugby?
Opinion - There could be hope for the future of beleagured Pacific Island rugby when Perth's Western Force host Fiji for the first game of a new 'Indo-Pacific League', writes Jamie Wall.
Blues hit their nadir against the Jags
Opinion - Something happened at Eden Park last night that hasn't been seen for a long time, writes Jamie Wall.
Just give them the trophy, Netball NZ
Opinion - Netball NZ's refusal to let Jamaica take the Taini Jamison trophy home is another PR failure for an organisation that really doesn't need one right now, writes Jamie Wall.
NZ Rugby's emphatic diversity declaration
Opinion: A new 'Diversity is Strength' ad is part of NZ Rugby's long-term strategic goals, but also comes at the perfect time, as the sport deals with Israel Folau's comments, writes Jamie Wall.
Super Rugby: One team needs a roof, the other needs to win
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
Halfway through Super Rugby: How your team is tracking
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…
Folau fallout: Rugby Australia can’t hide from hypocrisy
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.
Lessons from the Commonwealth Games ad-fest
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.
The only thing worse than a sore loser: a bad winner
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.
More than words: Katrina Grant's tears say it all
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
Shocking Silver Ferns are costing netball dearly
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…
Read the room, Izzy
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.
Warriors ownership change a foreign concept
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…
He came, he tried, he didn't conquer
Opinion - There was a sense of inevitability around Joseph Parker's unanimous points loss to Anthony Joshua this morning, writes Jamie Wall.
Looking back at David Tua’s world title shot
Opinion - Parker and Joshua's fight will be big, writes Jamie Wall, but David Tua remains the king of hype.
Glorification and disrespect selling the Gallaher Cup
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 refs: Shocking appointments and mystifying calls
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
Fast Eddie and Mitch: A tale of two coaches
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.
Rugby league: Plenty of jitters as new Warriors season begins
More of the same from the Warriors in 2018? Let's hope not, writes Jamie Wall.
Six Nations could make All Blacks v England a fizzer
Opinion - The pressure's on England to live up to their end-of-year showdown with the All Blacks, Jamie Wall writes. Video
Two head collisions, two very different outcomes
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
What to expect from your team: Super Rugby storylines for 2018
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.
Sevens costumes may risk 'cheapening' native cultures
Opinion - If you can respect the haka, you can respect culture through your clothing as well, writes Jamie Wall.
