{"id":14758,"date":"2022-04-05T16:19:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=14758"},"modified":"2022-04-05T16:19:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:19:41","slug":"supersport-launching-ground-breaking-sa-rugby-film-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/04\/05\/supersport-launching-ground-breaking-sa-rugby-film-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"SuperSport Launching Ground-Breaking SA Rugby Film In May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Two-Sides-logo.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Two-Sides-logo.jpg?resize=450%2C255&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Two-Sides-logo.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Two-Sides-logo.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SuperSport and M-Net will be rolling out the first of several locally-made sport documentaries in the first quarter of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the recent success of \u201c<em>Chasing the Sun<\/em>\u201d, the World of Champions has another major rugby documentary in production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A three-part series to be broadcast on DStv, \u201c<strong><em>Two Sides<\/em><\/strong>\u201d tells the story of the tour by The British &amp;&nbsp; Irish Lions that was punctuated by drama, struggle and triumph. What makes it unique is that it will be a film told through the eyes of both protagonists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Made by the producers of \u201c<em>Chasing the Sun<\/em>\u201d, also featured are the environments some of the players emerged from with footage of friends and families of Maro Itoje, Pieter Steph Du Toit, Liam Williams and others adding to the extraordinary narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film takes in numerous events, including the drama of the tour\u2019s status in the build-up, the Covid outbreaks in both camps, the impact of civil unrest and the tension of the down-to-the-wire finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe film is a heartfelt celebration of the game\u2019s longest-standing Test tour and the brotherhood that comes along with it,\u201d said Marc Jury, chief executive of SuperSport. \u201cIn the midst of unprecedented challenges and hardship, it is a reminder of the values of the game we love so dearly. The film is a story of sacrifice, courage and a belief in the power of sport.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later in 2022, SuperSport will lift the lid on \u201c<strong>Rassie<\/strong>\u201d, which for the first time tells the full \u2013 and astonishing \u2013 story of Rassie Erasmus\u2019 rise from the backwaters of the Eastern Cape to the top of the rugby world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BROADCAST DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first episode of \u201c<em>Two Sides<\/em>\u201d will be broadcast on DStv on May 15 (M-Net, 6pm; SuperSport 7pm).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remaining episodes will broadcast on May 22 and 29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SuperSport and M-Net will be rolling out the first of several locally-made sport documentaries in the first quarter of 2022. Following the recent success of \u201cChasing the Sun\u201d, the World of Champions has another major rugby documentary in production. A three-part series to be broadcast on DStv, \u201cTwo Sides\u201d tells the story of the tour&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/04\/05\/supersport-launching-ground-breaking-sa-rugby-film-in-may\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SuperSport Launching Ground-Breaking SA Rugby Film In May<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[149],"class_list":["post-14758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-television","tag-supersport","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14758\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}