sweat

Wing Ollie Sleightholme crossed twice in an ultimately comfortable victory, but the hosts were made to sweat early on with Italy scoring two superb tries to stay within four points at half-time.

Meanwhile, walking alongside him — and failing to keep up — I’ve sweat completely through my polo shirt.

Just hearing that has made me break out into a sweat.

“These aren’t just soccer players at the end of the day. These are my brothers. We’ve bled together. We sweat together, and every single training session, I made the most of it.”

They’re sitting at a nearby patio, sheltered under umbrellas and fighting off sweat.