La série de Netflix sur le Six Nations diffusée en janvier
Le tweet du Tournoi des Six Nations a été posté à 18h23 ce 13 décembre avec ce message : « Programmez un rappel pour le 24 janvier ».
C’est en effet la date à partir de laquelle la série évènement sur le Tournoi concoctée par Netflix sera diffusée sur la plateforme. Le titre a également été dévoilé : Full contact. Le titre de travail de la maison de production Box to Box était à l’origine : Du sang, de la sueur et des larmes.
La série documentaire promet d’emmener les fans « plus près que jamais » du Tournoi et de donner un aperçu des « moments palpitants en coulisses ».
800 000€ pour avoir accès aux coulisses des équipes
Netflix aurait déboursé près de 800 000€ pour suivre les équipes dans leur quotidien. Une somme qui pourrait augmenter en cas d’une deuxième saison.
Le tournage a commencé avant le Tournoi de 2023, avec une équipe de quatre personnes présente au stage de préparation de l’Irlande au Portugal.
Des reportages ont fait état de quelques problèmes initiaux, notamment en ce qui concerne l’accès que les équipes et les dirigeants étaient prêts à autoriser, tandis que les joueurs du Pays de Galles avaient interdit temporairement les équipes de tournage pendant qu’ils œuvraient pour résoudre leur différend contractuel avec la Fédération galloise de rugby.
Comme l’Ecosse, l’Italie y voyait un moyen d’ouvrir encore plus la portée du rugby et se déclarait très contente d’y participer alors que l’équipe de France avait volontairement limité l’accès.
« La série nous fera pénétrer dans le monde exaltant du plus ancien et du plus grand tournoi international annuel de rugby, donnant aux fans un aperçu des moments palpitants en coulisses, alors que les meilleures équipes d’Europe s’affrontent dans certains des plus grands matchs du calendrier du rugby pour remporter le prestigieux trophée », avaient indiqué les producteurs dans un communiqué.
« Alors que la pression et l’intensité montent, qui remportera l’un des plus grands trophées du sport ? »
Une stratégie gagnante
Netflix poursuit donc sa stratégie de séries documentaires autour des plus grands événements sportifs comme il l’a déjà fait avec Formula 1 : pilotes de leur destin (qui en est déjà à cinq saisons), Tour de France : Au cœur du peloton (une saison de huit épisodes), Breakpoint sur le tennis (la saison 2 est attendue le 10 janvier 2024), The last dance sur le basket (dix épisodes sur les Chicago Bulls de Michael Jordan dans les années 90) ou encore Coupe du monde de football : les Américaines sous pression (une saison, quatre épisodes).
Brandon Riegg, vice-président de Netflix en charge des séries non scriptées et documentaires déclarait à ce sujet : « En pénétrant dans les coulisses des plus grands événements sportifs du monde avec un accès sans précédent, nous avons une occasion unique de partager les triomphes, les épreuves et les moments dramatiques de ces instants emblématiques avec nos centaines de millions de membres à travers le monde ».
Six épisodes sont annoncés pour se souvenir de la manière dont l’Irlande a remporté le Grand Chelem face à un XV de France en pleine confiance à quelques mois de la Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2023.
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Expecting those provincial fish-heads to vote themselves out of power is like expecting turkeys to vote for Christmas. Good luck with that!
1 Go to commentsA brilliant winger..
1 Go to commentsGood player, but how could anyone have filled RMCs shoes.? Also, I hope Razor implements better & indeed more legal tackling, the AB’s concede way too many cards. Looking forward to the new regime though.
10 Go to commentsGood article, NB. I’ve quite liked the speed and skill levels of Tom Ahern from Munster. I read he was a fullback until late in schools rugby and suddenly shot up to 6 foot 9. Another guy born in 2000 who seems to be able to play out in trams on both sides of the ball is Juan Martin Gonzalez of Saracens. Thanks for the article.
46 Go to commentsShould not even be in the thought to bring Barrett back,the team is going well and remember 2 season ago when the blues were going well & got out thought & out played in the final all Barrett did was needlessly kick away posession again and again, pass to players in worse positions as to avoid contact and for the Blues and AB proved costly in crucial games.
2 Go to commentsBarbarians will be preparing for fiji starting end of this week but fiji will be preparing only 1 week b4 the game…..so unfair
1 Go to commentsI believe it was the Wallaby Nick White who opened the floodgates - earning his team a yellow card against SA and getting Faf binned for 10. Nick White. The original soft pr1ck, diving git. Owen Farrell is growing on me.
2 Go to commentsTo be honest this result was not that seismic as shock, Canada are a very good team and very few teams fear the Black Ferns anymore. The rankings give a good picture, the top four ranked teams are the top four teams in women’s rugby with England ahead the other three can exchange places at any given time. Despite the USA result I still think Australia are ahead of the rest. WXV will show how big the gap is between nations.
9 Go to commentsFarrell playing in France next season better get use to play acting .
3 Go to commentsNot sure I see the magic. Solid flanker but the aggression and lack of bending at the hips leads to boo boos
10 Go to comments100%. Thank you, Andy.
2 Go to commentsFabulous player. Don’t know if people outside of Ireland appreciate his vision and genius. I wish he got more time with the National team. We will never know how high he could have soared. Super season to end with!
1 Go to commentsIf he's playing well enough to be in the top 2 or 3 open sides, then pick him. Essentially nothing else should come into it.
1 Go to commentsBe really surprised if Beale is considered for a WB squad, let alone a match day 23. Feel there are too many younger players in all positions in the backline now who should be developed. These upcoming games this year should be used to develop the players of the future, for building towards next RWC.
2 Go to commentsI think this all came from Fozzie immediately anointing Cane as captain when he became coach, well ahead of when any team was to be named. Then he seemingly felt unable to retract the captaincy as that would have been an admission he was wrong initially. Sam Cane was a good AB and a good captain. Through his injuries and some loss of form he maybe didn't deserve selection but Fozzie couldn't ever make that hard call which led to Cane copping it.
10 Go to commentsThe extra weight that Fraser put on over the off season is really showing. The word is 7/8 kgs heavier than last year. Feel he is now carrying into contact a lot more powerfully, which makes him a bigger threat playing in the sh position at lineout time. I do feel however that he is still too easily moved off the ball at the breakdown unless he is in really early. Comparing him to the top current guys such as Tommy Refell, and past supremos like Pocock and McCaw, I would hope he will develop more in that area. The rest of his game is way out front. His speed around the field as a support player is top notch, and his defence is very sound, apart from the front on tackle on the bigger men sometimes. I also would see him as a future WB captain. He does a lot of quiet encouraging, and for sure can lead from the front. Of the other three NZ lads on the stats. table, would think it may be Papalli’i who gets in. I do like Lakai. Is Blackadder not more a 6/8 player ? Actually really rated Lachlan Boshier, but he was not ever getting anywhere, so now in Japan. Would love to have seen how he went in a AB jersey. Excellent article, Nick…….most thought provoking
46 Go to commentsAhh too many OK 7’s out there at the moment, would have loved to have Harmon (and Boshier from Panasonic) included on that list (although I don’t know what I’m looking at with those stats!). I would love to see another 7 come through like Cane (who VdF has molded off), who was a real attacking machine before his neck injury and inability to turn his head/upper body to pass or catch properly forced his style to change. No sure McReight is it, he looks more like a canny McCaw than the blasters Hooper and Cane were. The real issue is what use can Schmidt mold out of his ability and skills in just two short seasons. I think Cale could do a lot of the more skillful stuff. McReight is probably best to knuckle down and do the core duties a modern day Cane performs for the other two loosies (if he’s the best Schmidt has to play with at 7).
46 Go to commentsI’ve little doubt that England is comfortably the No 1 team and not only beat other teams but beat them easily. Not so sure about France. They should be No 2 after winning 3 of last 4 matches against NZ and only a straightforward missed kick prevented it from being 4 out of 4. However, then they inexplicably lost to Canada and Wallaroos in WXV. I thought the NZ match was their “cup final” and they took the others lightly, but they were not particularly impressive in 6N except in flashes. I think they have stood still whilst Canada and England have moved forward but I don't think Canada has the depth and their team is ageing. I agree NZ not moving forward. What will be interesting is how the Wallaroos fare against NZ and then again in their September match against Ireland and then in WXV2 against other 6N teams. I was surprised they lost to USA.
9 Go to commentsI don't know why peoplenare upset here. If foreign fans think they are poor for their clubs and back it up with stats then it's probably true. Snyman would have been a legend in the NH if he was fit though. He just transforms Munster into a winning machine. Pollard is 100% the most disappointing one and his win rate outside world cups gives a good indicator. For all his clubs his average win rate is around 52%, inbetween world cups for the Boks it's 55%. Compared to other elite flyhalves who have 70%+ win rates for their clubs. If anything Manie is a far better investment if you looking for a flyhalf given that when he is on the pitch teams on average win 76% of games.
72 Go to commentsWhich captains were not human?
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