Ken Doherty suffered a 4-3 opening loss to fellow Dubliner Michael Judge, having at one stage led 3-2.
And they had plenty of possession and territory, overcoming the loss of scrum-half Warren Fury to the sin-bin in the first half to even lead 6-3 at one stage, when full-back Thomas's penalty was followed by Scott Barrow's drop goal six minutes from half-time - fair reward for the bottom club's spirit and competitiveness at the breakdown.
But Canada survived a frantic finale to reach the final against a US side which beat them 5-3 in the round-robin stage.
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However, the Belgian dug deep and took the match to a third and deciding set after winning the tie-break, having trailed 3-0 at one stage.
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However, at this stage Chelsea were already 3-1 down after Nile Ranger's volley had cancelled out Patrick Van Aanholt's opener before Ryan Taylor and Shola Ameobi put Newcastle in control.
At that stage, Australia were 166-3 with 17 overs remaining and the Hussey brothers at the crease, and when the powerplay was finally taken the first ball saw Mike Hussey (28) spoon Kallis to Herschelle Gibbs at backward point.
McGeechan's assistant Shaun Edwards, though, was disappointed by the performance, which saw his side trail 18-3 at one stage.
But, otherwise, the Sussex batting was a big disappointment having, at one stage, been sat comfortably on 185-3.
By losing the first set, Federer ended the hopes of 2007 runner-up Ferrer -- who beat Janko Tipsarevic 4-6 6-3 6-1in the final match of the round-robin stage on Saturday.
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The order will instruct federal buildings there to raise thermostats to 78 degrees and shut off all non-essential lighting during Stage 2 and Stage 3 energy alerts.
How will Boeheim try to stop Burke, whose long-range 3-pointer against Kansas sent the game into overtime and set the stage for the Wolverines run to Atlanta?
The Alex were beaten 5-3 at the Crown Ground, although they were 5-1 down at one stage, with Thordarson describing the defeat as "embarrassing".
With the surprise 5-3 defeat in the robin-robin stage still fresh in the memory, Canada are not lacking in motivation.
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But what makes this 6-foot-3 25-year-old worth pulling out from the pack at this still-early stage of the NBA playoffs and hoisting him up on the highest pedestal is something else something other great shooters like Reggie Miller and Ray Allen never achieved.
The SPY retested the January lows in March (point 3), setting the stage for a bear-market rally.
In 2004 the Key Stage 3 English results were eventually issued three months late - after an extended deadline had been missed - and the then head of the NAA resigned.
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The third stage will be held May 28-29 instead of June 2-3 in Daqahliya, Qalyubia, Monufia, Qena, Damietta, Luxor, Matrouh and South Sinai.
As always, there was the fun, the quirky, the eye-searing white lights (thank you Audi), and the massive 3-D displays that are always center-stage at CES. Still, it did feel different.
The reason for this criticism was that the mid-stage clinical trials with bapi gave equivocal results and plunging into phase 3 was highly risky.
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Celtic and Manchester United met in the group stage of the tournament in 2006, with the Scottish champions losing 3-2 at Old Trafford and winning 1-0 on home soil.
It's the latter that people will be looking out for: a 3-D motion-capture film that could set the stage for a new franchise based on the Belgian comic books.
With puppetry, 3-D animation and choreography coordinated precisely with projections on the stage floor, back and ceiling, and in seven different "locations, " the company leads the audience to the startling moral of the story: of all the virtues, mercy is even more important than love.
Ireland fell in the last 16, losing 2-0 to Holland, the same stage at which Argentina, unable to cope without Maradona, missed out after losing 3-2 to Romania.
Meanwhile in England, the FA Cup quarterfinals took center stage with Wigan the first to book a place in the semifinals with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park.
Therefore, a pullback of -5.3% is hardly anything to get overly concerned about at this stage of the game.
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