Both sides lacked penetration behind the pack but even with the Sharks not attacking the Leeds line-out and appearing content to concede possession, it was the Yorkshiremen who looked devoid of ideas.
As soon as the election was over, some of these conservatives were at the front of the line, attacking Romney for his supposed fecklessness.
The drop-out went all the way down the pitch and rolled agonisingly over the deadball line providing the ideal attacking platform for Wasps.
Presumably believing time was up, the Ulster fly-half casually kicked the ball to the closest part of the touchline and thereby gifted the hosts an attacking line-out.
The visitors were soon on the back foot from an attacking Dragons line-out, the home side driving forward before spreading the ball quickly and accurately across the three-quarter line for Brew to speed in at the corner.
There is no one to compare with him under the high ball and he offers a real attacking threat coming into the line.
The crux of it is that if you are on the front foot, attacking well, getting over the gain line and cleaning out rucks, you don't have an issue - the breakdown takes care of itself.
Rehhagel attempted to inject fresh impetus into his attacking line, replacing the largely redundant Charisteas and Giorgos Samaras with Pantelis Kapetanos and Dimitris Salpingidis.
Both sides spurned kickable penalties in favour of going for attacking line-outs but the defences held firm.
His inexperience at 10 told as he failed to clear his lines and Blues capitalised to force an attacking scrum five metres from the Toulon line.
Stephen Jones put in a try-saving tackle on his rival fly-half but the ball rebounded off the Scarlets man into touch and the Ospreys had a five-metre attacking line-out.
The importance of the result to Leeds was clearly evident in the opening exchanges, their reward coming in the 32nd minute as South Africa-born flanker Fourie crossed the Chiefs' line after a prolonged attacking spell.
Buoyed by their Champions League victory over AC Milan and the prospect of facing Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, Redknapp named a line-up full of attacking flair and his side flooded forward from the first whistle.
In addition to fielders clustered around the batsman, attacking off-spin usually involved bowling a line wide of off-stump.
Harlequins managed to string together one potent attacking move but centre David Howell spilled the ball over the line.
This year our hopes are again high, based on the team's impressive form and our star-studded attacking line-up with van Nistelrooy, van Persie and Robben.
Why are spinners consistently criticised for either getting hit for too many runs or not bowling an attacking line, and yet everyone seems to favour the pace attack?
Fly-half Jones converted the 19th-minute try from the touchline and then set up another attacking platform that threatened Leicester's line.
Their defenders are steady, placing a priority on holding their line, while their attacks usually favor direct passes into the attacking third over the kind of possession-heavy, short touch-passing that Barcelona has made fashionable.
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Flanker Johnson was driven over in the corner after 43 minutes as Exeter's pack again surged forward from an attacking line-out.
The Springbok back row smashed big dents in the Welsh defensive line on many occasions and Wales had no real answer to this attacking bludgeon.
Munster played most of the attacking rugby and they enjoyed a large chunk of territory while failing to trouble the try-line.
The Dragons did not give up, and two delicate Stacey Jones attacking kicks created the pressure for Pelo to skip over after Long raced out of the defensive line.
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It was a dramatic end to an often tepid match as Uruguay, who were without the suspended Luis Suarez following his goal-line handball that helped them past Ghana in the quarter-finals, only showed real attacking intent when they fell two goals behind.
Coach Frank Endacott had sent on Henry Paul to increase his attacking options and the Wigan star went within an ace of scoring, held just inches short of the line by Radlinski.
He has to have a clearer line on what he would do in Afghanistan and Syria - Paul Ryan made good debating points attacking the Obama administration on these points, but they didn't seem to rest on any well thought-out alternative position.
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