Siya Kolisi's road to winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup in 'Chasing the Sun'

M-Net’s five-part documentary, “Chasing the Sun” about the Springboks’ momentous journey to winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan is a personal, poignant and sensitively told story.

“Filming started 18 months prior to the 2019 world cup with cameras following the team daily. There were thousands of hours of footage to watch and it took six months to string together to create this important story,” said Whitaker.“There are a few plots but I think the story arc is transformation. It starts with the Springboks losing 57-0 and then they had 18 months to change.

Whether the Springboks went on to lose the World Cup instead, Whitaker says the documentary would have still been made and aired.“The Springboks needed a boost and our diverse country gave them that. It’s not a sports documentary but a human documentary and that’s the story we told, so whether we won or lost didn’t matter. This documentary would have still been made,” said Whitaker.“At the start we agreed on certain principles and one was to capture the story authentically.

One of the main takeaways Whitaker wants is for viewers is to learn from the various leaders in this team.

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