Maybe the French have that same physiology. It feels much better than 100% RH for me, which is often pretty bad.Īlso, much more chances to sweat with a high humidity and to catch a cold because you remain wet. It had this distinctly refreshing cool yet comfortable feeling of autumn mornings I miss here. On the other hand, one day last week I went out to work at 7am and the dewpoint was cooler, like 7 or 8c, while the temp was around 12c.
Malcolm Marx (for Mbonambi 44) 8 Steven Kitshoff (for Nche 44) 7 Vincent Koch (for Nyakane 44) 7 Franco Mostert (for De Jager 64) 6 Jasper Wiese (for Smith 64) 6 Herschel Jantjies (for Reinach 67) n/a Elton Jantjies (for Pollard 55) 6 Frans Steyn (for Le Roux 51) Nailed penalty but wasn’t to be 7.Aside from the fact that I'm not Italian, I don't see what is balmy about a 12c dewpoint with the same temperature.The humidity goes through your clothing and it's not really nice, everything feels wet and keeps you on the cooler side. 6Ĩ Duane Vermeulen Quiet at times but thumped Curry backwards and had hand in a key turnover late on. 6ħ Kwagga Smith Almost scored at a crucial time when South Africa were on top but Malins denied him. 6Ħ Siya Kolisi (capt) Couldn’t get back to stop Steward, couldn’t find Kriel for certain try but kept believing. 7ĥ Lood de Jager Kept toiling away in the engine room, putting in the hard yards before making way for Mostert. 5Ĥ Eben Etzebeth Another monumental battle with Itoje – reprising their rival from last summer – and grew in influence as the match evolved. 4ģ Trevor Nyakane Got in the way at one restart and found himself a worthy adversary in Rodd. 6Ģ Bongi Mbonambi Had problems at lineout and was part of a front-row who came off second best before the Bomb Squad was called for. 5ġ Ox Nché Found Sinckler difficult to deal with in the early stages but stuck to task and produced a colossal hit on Rodd. 6ĩ Cobus Reinach Could not produce the kind of fireworks Northampton fans had come to expect but was not really the type of match for it. 7ġ0 Handré Pollard His kicking kept South Africa in touch in first half but missed a couple early in the second. 8ġ1 Makazole Mapimpi South Africa looked to get him clear throughout and finally they managed it, the wing scoring their only try. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Observerġ2 Damian de Allende Ran over Slade in first half and produced delightful offload after a break in the second. 5ġ3 Lukhanyo Am At times it was easy to see why South Africans feel he should have been nominated for world player of the year. 7ġ4 Jesse Kriel A positive start, claiming the first high kick of the day, but was on the periphery for large parts.
Shocking pass when well placed on the right though. South Africaġ5 Willie le Roux One or two aerial wobbles but joins the line when South Africa get on the front foot so well. Nic Dolly (for Blamire 60) 6 Joe Marler (for Rodd 48) 7 Will Stuart (for Sinckler 56) Shown a yellow card 5 Charlie Ewels (for Hill 60) Lucky to escape yellow 6 Sam Simmonds (for Lawes 73) n/a Alex Dombrandt (for Underhill 55) n/a Raffi Quirke (for Youngs 49) 6 Max Malins (for Tuilagi 8) Underused this autumn 8. 6Ĩ Tom Curry A typically all-action display against South Africa with some big hits, some turnovers won and some penalties conceded. One of several England forwards who struggled with referee’s breakdown interpretation. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Observerħ Sam Underhill Caught the eye with dextrous scooped pass. 7Įngland’s Courtney Lawes and South Africa’s Eben Etzebeth battle for a lineout. Like most of his teammates his discipline was not flawless but credit him for keeping England in the fight. 8ĥ Jonny Hill Another match with a few eye-catching moments but still has a bit to do before he entirely convinces at this level. 5Ĥ Maro Itoje Produced another trademark rip on Am but South Africa’s second-row pairing did a good job keeping him under wraps. 7ģ Kyle Sinckler Relished responsibility as England’s most experienced front-row early on but gave away four penalties. 7Ģ Jamie Blamire Part of “Fight Club” in training this week and will be talking about this performance for a while. 6ġ Bevan Rodd Levelled by Nché but kept plugging away after a fearless start at scrum time. 8ĩ Ben Youngs Has had a solid campaign but Smith wants quick, accurate ball to thrive and he was not able to give it to him often enough. Ice running through his veins in final five minutes.
5ġ0 Marcus Smith Lives for moments like this and, when he is required to produce, he delivers. Beaten by Kriel early on before two knock-ons – the first of which will give him nightmares.
9ġ2 Manu Tuilagi Was not going to be stopped for the opening try but injured himself in the process. Had the courage to take matters into his own hands late on. 13 Henry Slade Lovely pass to Tuilagi for try and released Marchant for Quirke’s.