I was sceptical about Premiership Rugby’s attempt at a fly-on-the-wall documentary based on just three post-season matches, but Mud, Sweat Tears: Premiership Rugby hit the sweet spot ahead of Friday’s domestic season return.
Covering the two semi-finals between first Saracens and Northampton Saints and then Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers, before going on to watch Saracens crowned Premiership champions at Twickenham, there’s a clear star on a main character arc: Alex Sanderson.
The very, very northern – 96 per cent proof, in his words – Sale Sharks director of rugby’s open conversation about the personal meaning rugby has for him and the community of Salford and Manchester tapped into the very tribal, but necessary, routes the sport must look towards.
In a world where the old guard want fun, games and thumps on the arm as the old chaps go head to head,
…. to be continued
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