But here's the good news: We're essentially on the five-yard line -- for those who like football analogies.

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The ball came across the line to Dirksen, but with a clear five-yard run to the line the South Africa-born centre could not gather the pass and knocked on.

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Melchiot was denied a 25th-minute opener when Giles Barnes appeared to clear the defender's five-yard back-heel from behind the goal-line.

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On the half-hour, Simon Easterby finished off a big heave from the forwards by touching down but the biggest cheer came five minutes from the break when Namibia moved to within a yard of the Irish try-line, having opted to kick for touch rather than for goal when in the Irish 22.

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