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Paul Jewell's Wigan did not look like a struggling side in the opening exchanges.
England were the better side in the opening half in Newcastle with Rob Burrow scoring two of their four tries.
Shontayne Hape's late try brought Bath within two scores of their rivals, but Robinson sealed his side's opening win.
The Austrians looked the livelier side in the opening exchanges, and the Scots took the lead against the run of play.
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Hibs were the brighter side in the opening 45 minutes only to fall out of the game completely after the break.
And he enjoyed his fair share of luck in the first half as the home side dominated the opening 45 minutes.
The home side's opening bowlers both tasted success as West Indian batsmen looked to reach a target of 111 in double-quick time.
Murphy continued to be a thorn in Hearts' side in the opening minutes of the second half and was foiled by another Kello save.
If anything the Glens looked the better side in the opening 14 minutes with Gillespie's trickery causing headaches for young Linfield full-back Aaron Burns.
His side lost their opening Group A match against Denmark 2-1, and know that they must take something from the world champions in Busan.
Chamakh was speaking ahead of his side's opening Ligue 1 match of the season in which he scored as Bordeaux beat Lens 4-1 at home.
The centre-back has already been forced to sit out his side's opening-day 1-0 win over Birmingham, their 1-0 defeat by Burnley and last Saturday's 5-0 win at Wigan.
It was pretty much a backs to the wall job for Mowbray's side in the opening stages and Ashley Williams headed just over from a corner.
Beer could become the second Australian spinner to earn a debut in the series after Tasmania's Xavier Doherty was brought into the side for the opening match.
The Ospreys fly-half missed with a relatively straightforward penalty attempt in the 14th minute but then played a significant part in his side's opening try five minutes later.
He was then upended in the box to win a 75th minute penalty which was converted by Jean-Claude Darcheville to give the Ibrox side a priceless opening victory in Group E.
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Meanwhile, midfielder Beto Carranza is now back in full training after recovering from the knee injury that has kept him out of the Dundee side since the opening pre-season game at Raith Rovers.
He appeared by her side at the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games at the end of July and accompanied her on a visit to the Olympic Park as the events got under way.
Owen Mulligan's tussle with Vincent Corey was the main feature of the early stages and the Tyrone forward helped engineer his side's opening two scores with the Cookstown man himself and Colm McCullagh pointing frees.
The Gwent side's opening score in the 16th minute came via a Shaun Connor penalty and two minutes later centre Rhys Shorney just managed to hit the try line and record the 61st league try of his career.
It was the home side that produced the opening chances, with Troy Deeney seeing his shot blocked before Martin Taylor headed wide.
The Egyptians have not only sacked coach Hassan Shehatta but also disbanded the side that lost the opening four matches of the qualifying campaign.
The First Division side created their clearest opening after 52 minutes when Michael Brown's surging run left Peter Ndlovu unmarked 12 yards out, but his finish was tame.
Flintoff also suffered a left-side strain in the opening week of the tour, prompting the selectors to call up all-rounder Ravi Bopara from the England Lions' tour of New Zealand as cover.
But they contested an open and entertaining game in the April sunshine at Vicarage Road, with Heidar Helguson crashing an inviting chance into the side netting inside the opening minute after a teasing cross from the ever-involved Taarabt.
The tourists were a totally different proposition from the side which stumbled through their opening match.
Despite that early setback, Palace looked the more dangerous attacking side for much of the opening period.
The early danger signs were obvious, with the Portuguese side's attractive passing opening up a number of opportunities.
And the visitors were the better side in possession during the opening exchanges, although it was Rangers who were the greater goal threat.
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