Building Jerusalem review – how rugby union kicked off a new era

Documentary-maker James Erskine uncovers the human stories behind the rejuvenation of English rugby that led to World Cup victoryThe latest sports doc from the industrious James Erskine zeroes in on that mid-90s moment when English rugby union was converted from hidebound amateur pursuit to the better organised proposition that carried home the 2003 World Cup. Again, Erskine’s broadly conventional method involves informed talking heads casting light on carefully sourced archive: bluff warrior Martin Johnson represents the old school, pensive Jonny Wilkinson the new wave. Yet he’s becoming more…