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Six Nations: Full Contact is a television documentary series produced in a collaboration between Netflix and the Six Nations, to give a behind-the-scenes look at the players and matches of the Six Nations Championship.[1] The first season, covering the 2023 Six Nations Championship, was released on 24 January 2024.[2][3]
| Six Nations: Full Contact | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Docudrama |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Running time | 33–47 minutes |
| Production company | Box to Box Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 24 January 2024 – present |
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Let Battle Commence" | 24 January 2024 | |
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Scotland warm up for their opening match at Twickenham, where they haven't won against England in over a century. Is this the year they defy the odds? | |||
| 2 | "Hard Knock Life" | 24 January 2024 | |
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Italy's under pressure to perform in the England game. With last years injury at the front of his mind, Sebastian Negri faces up to the challenge. | |||
| 3 | "On the Edge" | 24 January 2024 | |
| 4 | "The Second Coming" | 24 January 2024 | |
| 5 | "La Défense" | 24 January 2024 | |
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Following a rocky start, everything depends on the next game for last year's champions, France. Will they find their form, or is the title gone for good? | |||
| 6 | "Pressure Cooker" | 24 January 2024 | |
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With two teams in the championship on a losing streak, more than a wooden spoon is at stake as they prepare to face each other in the next round. | |||
| 7 | "The Last Dance" | 24 January 2024 | |
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All of the Scottish team are keen to be picked for the next round. But their coach has a hard choice to make, as his best players are plagued by injury. | |||
| 8 | "Agony or Ecstasy" | 24 January 2024 | |
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It's Super Saturday, the epic conclusion of rugby's biggest championship. As all six teams take to the pitch, there can only be one winner. | |||
Production and concept
editIn January 2023, Netflix ordered a behind-the-scenes series on the 2023 Six Nations Championship.[4]
Release
editThe trailer for the first season was released on 17 January 2024, and on 24 January 2024, the series premiered on Netflix.[5][2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Netflix: Six Nations Full Contact - Guinness Men's Six Nations". Six Nations Championship. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b "How to watch new Six Nations Netflix documentary". The Independent. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Six Nations: Full Contact - Release date, interviewees and latest news". Radio Times. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Netflix Greenlights New Docuseries with the World Cup and the Six Nations Rugby Tournament, Expanding Slate of Stories Following the World's Biggest Sporting Events". Netflix. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Six Nations: Full Contact | Official Trailer | Netflix". YouTube. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
