Six Nations: Full Contact

Watched the first couple of episodes with my partner (who is in no way a rugby fan) and she is keen to watch more. For me the show is therefore doing exactly the right thing in bringing more people into the sport.

It's not perfect though and you could tell an 'all access' approach hadn't been taken. Would be good to see the more raw, heartfelt moments on the training field and in the changing rooms so you can really connect with the players and the team (rather than the motivational speeches which don't feel like the whole story).

But all around good show and would recommend to both rugby fans and people new to the sport.

It's a good insight to the demands, commitment, physical and mental challenge of top class rugby. If you like your rugby and especially the six nations then it's a good watch.

Some areas could be improved eg the editing of play is so disjointed that even if you know what's happening, it's not easy to follow the play. Also, not a single minute is dedicated to the fans (still got couple episodes to watch). This is so much a part of rugby and the six nations - the friendship between rival fans - it's a big miss IMHO.

Agree with some other reviews that if you don't know rugby, it's not very welcoming. I think adding screen graphics to give an insight into rules/reasons for decisions could have been a different approach eg as conversion being taken, on screen graphic showing line from where ball grounded and added text could have help the non-initiated.

It was fairly good. Was expecting to be blown away by it but it fell a little short. Probably down to personal preference but they didn't seem to spend that long on the Irish players. It seemed like a highlights reel of the 2023 6 Nations.

Probably expected more action shots of rugby itself. Some of the interviews with various players were interesting, especially Negri, which gave a huge insight into the Zimbabwean born Italian.

However, other players who were briefly interviewed, seemed to have huge potential but the documentary barely scratched the surface with these, leaving way more questions than answers.

Probably worth a watch but could have been a lot better.

I'm a big (England) rugby fan and the 2024 six nations was probably the closest fought tournament across all 6 teams that there has ever been.

Ireland and France were always favourites but actually all teams were capable of upsetting expected results, and that created a tournament full of results that were very close and could have easily have gone one way or another.

As a rugby fan, I don't believe that the series really showcased the drama of the tournament as a whole.

It was lost because of Netflix's intent on focusing on individuals rather than teams.

Rugby is not a game of individuals. Yes there are stars, but no one is greater than the team.

I just don't think the real drama of the 2024 six nations was shown in this series.

But I love the game so I still enjoyed the series.

If you're into background stories of individuals, the histories of the rivalries/competition etc, and the physicality of the sport, then this is totally the show for you. It's a decent series.

But if you're hoping for an insight into the sport's rules and how the game is played to help gain an interest in the sport, then you won't get any of that.

I was hoping the creators might have followed the F1 Drive to Survive series, where that had the odd explanation thrown in, which told us what the odd rule is, or what certain tactics aim to achieve etc.

I was never a fan of F1, but I watched that series and because stuff was explained, it created an interest for me and I now see a point in watching a full race.

I don't watch Rugby matches because I find them boring and too stop-start... Plus I don't understand all the rules, so confuses me when random penalties are given.

I was hoping this Six Nations series would've chucked in some education. A bit more insight in that regard might convince me to have more interest in actual games.

Others might feel the same perhaps.

Still, I enjoyed the series because I have had plenty of experience with the rugby atmosphere thru friends, so it's not a totally alien sport to me. But to folk that's never given it a proper chance (like me with F1), it might be tough to stick with. It's not convinced me to start watching full games anyway.