Bath prop Beno Obano: Rugby needs to open up more as a sport
Obano has been producing ‘Prep to Win: Harlequins’ – his second documentary – while overcoming a knee injury.
England prop turned director Beno Obano has urged rugby to become more open to projects such as his second documentary to help broaden its appeal.
Obano is following up his film debut ‘Everybody’s Game’, which looked at race and class in the game, with ‘Prep to Win: Harlequins’ based on the current Gallagher Premiership champions.
The three-part Prime Video project began with the intention of looking at the entire English league, only for the focus to narrow because of logistics and indifference among some clubs.
“It was just a matter of time before someone wanted to do something like this, so we floated the idea out there.
“Some clubs came back to us and were really interested initially, but it just wasn’t possible. Harlequins were probably the most keen and obviously they are champions, so it worked well.
“Hopefully a new audience is a by-product of that because the idea was to make a good film that people enjoy. Hopefully, as a result of that, people will understand rugby a little bit better.”
Obano has been producing ‘Prep to Win’ while overcoming the second serious knee injury of his career and the 27-year-old loosehead hopes to return for his club Bath before the end of the season.
