Back in January, with the whole country watching, this team lined up against the number-one ranked, undefeated Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, and dominated from the first possession.
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Barnsley could not make the most of good possession in the first-half and the hosts broke the deadlock in the 50th minute when Eagles angled his shot past Luke Steele from long range.
The Irish province enjoyed much of the first-half possession but their progress was halted by a combination of handling errors and stubborn defence from their well-organised opponents.
Another area of concern for head coach Andy Robinson in the first Test was the vast amount of possession that was turned over.
The junior guard got going with a layup on Iowa's first possession and rattled off 10 points in the first 4 minutes, completing a nifty three-point play on a drive through the lane and hitting his first 3-point attempt.
Institute, who can welcome back manager John Gregg to the touchline next weekend after a three match suspension, controlled the possession in the first half but rarely troubled Andrew Plummer in the Glenavon goal.
The only rule that stuck was one: if a team scored a touchdown on its first possession, the game was over.
"We would have liked to have got more points from the pressure and the possession we had in the first half, but were very patient and the points began to rack up, " he added.
Wigan enjoyed the bulk of possession at the start of the first half but were unable to score and they fell behind when Martin raced onto the end of Brough's kick to go over.
The visitors managed to resist the first charge but when Saracens recycled possession it opened up for Rauluni and the Fijian scrum-half - a late replacement for Neil de Kock - ducked through one tackle before diving over in a second tackle to score.
The Scarlets started at a startling pace, as from first-minute possession on the halfway line the ball was spread across the three-quarters to Stoddart, who burst a tackle before showing the pace to make it to the line.
In the first-half the home team needlessly gave away possession far too often against a team of Arsenal's quality, while right-back Habib Beye repeatedly drifted too far inside and offered too much space to Tomas Rosicky.
Terry Matterson's side enjoyed the bulk of first-half possession but only held a 13-4 interval lead.
Northern Ireland dominated possession in the first half but failed to create clear-cut chances against a hardworking Faroes team in Toftir.
That documentation could then help the police trace a gun through the chain of possession from first retail sale by a licensed dealer.
"We didn't have any consistent possession in the first half and that was a big contributing factor to our circumstance, " acknowledged Wallabies' coach Robbie Deans.
Jones, Mafi and Denis Hurley saw plenty of possession in the first quarter but Munster grew frustrated by the Dragons' well-organised, aggressive defence and O'Gara had to react sharply to prevent Ashley Smith from releasing a team-mate for the line.
In the first half, they had a lot of possession but I think the only chance they created led to their goal.
By the midpoint in the first half, Cyprus were looking more assured in possession although the pace of Duff and Aiden McGeady enabled the Republic to break at speed on a number of occasions.
But, largely, the second half continued much like the first, with United enjoying the lion's share of possession but encountering a resolute Rovers defence.
On a day that the Devils (9-3-4, 22 points) could have taken over sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division, they had to settle for securing just one point Monday and sharing the division's top spot with the Pittsburgh Penguins, in large part because of Bishop.
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Despite the hosts enjoying the majority of possession, the Tigers created the game's first chance as Fryatt missed a presentable headed chance.
Despite retaining less possession than in the first 45 minutes, United still looked menacing when moving forward.
Killie controlled the first half but failed to turn possession into goals.
Although Russia had a lot of possession we controlled the first half and I was expecting a little bit more from Guus Hiddink's team in Moscow.
There were periods of the game, especially in the first half hour, where the hosts enjoyed the majority of the possession and appeared comfortable against the young Brazil side.
"There have always been specific provisions under UK law, from long before the first day of the internet, that said if you are in possession of information that identifies a wrong-doer then you can be ordered to hand it over, " said Mr Lockett.
The second half was as tight and attritional as the first, dominated by kicking and lost possession.
The first meeting between the two schools was an instant classic, a one-possession game in the final 30 seconds even though South Carolina didn't score again after Ashley Bruner's bucket with 2:52 left tied it at 69.
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