After a scramble near midcourt fouling the inbounds, Sampson missed a shot from down low at the buzzer.

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Gavin Randell, head of Brynllywarch Hall School near Newtown, said he would be sadly missed.

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Page fed Humphrey, whose low cross was forced home at the near post by Sutton, and the striker and Gunning both missed late chances to give the scoreline a flattering sheen.

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Ivan Campo, who missed Thursday's draw in Germany, also came close near the hour mark, when he failed to turn the ball goalward from close range.

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Saracens began with purpose but Farrell missed two kicks in the first 11 minutes, hitting the near post with his first chance and then the other one four minutes later.

BBC: Saracens 12-6 London Irish

For those who missed the much more recent history, Africa was long thought to have a near lock on diamond-friendly geology, with Canada not in the running.

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Wade Elliott scored Burnley's winner after 34 minutes, while Everton, beaten 6-1 by Arsenal on the first day of the season, missed a chance to equalize from the penalty spot as Loius Saha fired wide near the end.

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Wilbekin made a turnaround jumper from near the free-throw line, then Hicks had a bounce pass to Evans, who missed the layup.

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The righty missed nearly two months in the middle of the season because of a strained back muscle near his shoulder.

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Hull had committed unnecessary numbers forward and were holding a worryingly high a line at the back when Mendy inexplicably missed a Ryan Shawcross punt upfield, allowing Ethrington to race in from the left and lash a powerful near-post finish past Matt Duke.

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