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На супутнику Юпітера почався апокаліпсис: що відбувається в південній півкулі Іо (фото)

Фото: NASA | Астрономи виявили найпотужніше виверження вулканів на Іоно   Навіть за мірками Іо, найбільш вулканічного світу в Сонячній системі, нещодавні події є екстремальними. Учені з NASA виявили регіон із найпотужнішою вулканічною активністю в південній півкулі супутника Юпітера Іо. Виверження вулканів у цьому місці виділяють у шість разів більше енергії, ніж усі електростанції світу. […]

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Three takeaways from Netflix’ ‘Six Nations Full Contact’ as Peter O’Mahony’s garden & Simon Easterby take centre stage

SEASON Two of Netflix’ Six Nations documentary ‘Full Contact’ dropped on Wednesday…and it won’t be long before it drops out of the Top 10 trending list.

Disappointingly, the same flaws that characterised its debut season remain throughout the eight episodes.

Man holding a tool, saying "Ready for war."
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2024 captain Peter O’Mahony carries the can in terms of Irish input[/caption]
30 January 2025; Interim head coach Simon Easterby during an Ireland Rugby media conference at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Simon Easterby is the only other Irish player or staff member to speak to the camera crew in a one on one fashion
9 March 2024; Marcus Smith of England kicks a drop goal during the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship match between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile
Far too much of it is still devoted to match footage in a sure sign that they weren’t granted the full access needed to make a worthwhile sports doc
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SunSport watched the entire season so you don’t necessarily have to with only three main takeaways to emerge from it.

1: We’re barely in it!

Despite Ireland again winning the bloomin’ thing, showrunners opted to spend far more screen-time with England and Scotland stars.

Marcus Smith is very much the golden boy as you sense they pinpointed him as the most intriguing character given he is meant to be on the cusp of superstardom.

That he plays for England and its far bigger audience than Ireland or Wales can’t have hurt either.

If you’re only interested in seeing snippets from the Irish camp you can safely skip on to episode five which is entitled ‘Eyes on the Prize’.

That revolves around England’s scuppering of the back-to-back Grand Slam dream at Twickenham where Smith did deliver a last gasp winning drop goal after coming on off the bench.

The last episode, ‘The Final Reckoning’, also features Irish voices a bit but only as it recaps all six teams so it’s more in a ‘And in the end Ireland won again’ way than anything more substantive.

2: Peter O’Mahony’s garden is even more impressive than his Instagram would have you believe

The real star of the show. And no, we’re not talking about the Munster bruiser.

In a generous comparison to a far more entertaining programme in Come Dine With Me, you do at least get to have a proper snoop around his Cork home, garden and shed.

At one stage he amusingly muses on what lies ahead over the forthcoming few weeks while eyeing up his shears and calmly stating ‘Ready for war.’

Unfortunately, Netflix haven’t shared any shots from Chez O’Mahony in its trailer or accompanying promotional photos.

But there is always the treasure trove that is his Instagram account for that:

3: The additional ref mic moments are the best bit

POM is front and centre here too as he goes full schoolboy in a desperate act to avoid being sin-binned for as blatant a slowing down of a ruck you’re ever likely to see.

Showing his years of experience (and passable acting chops), the 35-year-old wears his most innocent face while gently asking the official: “Sir, was I off my feet? I apologise sir.”

Garden with a potted olive tree.
Half of O’Mahony’s scenes are set amid backdrops like this
30 November 2024; Tadhg Furlong of Ireland and Australia head coach Joe Schmidt before the Autumn Nations Series match between Ireland and Australia at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
In defence of the documentary makers, it’s been widely reported that players and coaches weren’t willing to share too much with Tadhg Furlong on the record over his hesitation about giving away ‘rugby IP’

While it is a fresh perspective for us the viewer, Nika Amashukeli has clearly seen and heard it all before.

He immediately swats O’Mahony aside and tells him to give him some space before ultimately approaching him and explaining why he’s being shown a yellow card.

All in all, we’d brandish a red card at this entire underwhelming offering.

It doesn’t take long at all to see why Netflix have cut their losses and already announced that there won’t be a season three.

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