Rugby-Mind Your Language! Wales coach Gatland raises concerns over Netflix documentary
Jan 28 (Reuters) -Wales coach Warren Gatland warned that a planned Netflix documentary on this year's Six Nations tournament may feature some strong language from the dressing room.
Netflix will produce a "behind the scenes" documentary on the Six Nations along the lines of those recently aired for Formula One and tennis. It will be released in 2024.
Gatland, who took charge of Wales for a second time in December following the departure of Wayne Pivac, said he had learned from previous experiences that it was important to build up a good relationship with film crews.
Yet he was concerned by a lack of editorial control over the show.
"It is almost like (them) being invisible, so you find yourself just carrying on with your normal routine in terms of their involvement and the trust you build up with them," Gatland told British media.
"The challenge with the Netflix team is that my understanding at the moment is that we don't have any editorial rights and that is maybe a little bit of a concern.
"You want to make sure that you're able to protect yourself because I can tell you now that in a rugby environment when you are talking about creating emotion the language and the phrases used aren't always appropriate."
Gatland added that strong language is used on occasion during team talks to get the best out of players.
"When you are talking about nations playing each other, some of the things that are said in the changing room might not be something that is always believed (by the person saying it), but it is about getting the best out of the performance," Gatland said.
"There's a few things we need to be conscious of and iron out.
"The last thing that we need is to be bland in the way it comes across but I'm also conscious that we need to protect ourselves too. That is pretty important."
This year's Six Nations championship begins on Feb. 4.
Reporting by Aadi Nair in Nashik, India
Editing by Toby Davis
Related Assets
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
