If he could go through a match without touching the ball much, Dave said he was happy because it meant the team was doing well and winning games.

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But just when the home side looked to be securing a decisive cushion, Glasgow crossed again - Evans gratefully collecting and touching the ball down after Stephenson failed to deal with a clever kick through from centre Andrew Henderson.

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Deacon then dragged his attempt at a drop-goal wide before Cook calmed the nerves by collecting a loose ball and touching down late on.

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Arsenal's second owed much to Gallas, who rode a succession of tackles, before touching the ball to Henry.

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Ben Sammut kicked both goals to give the home side a 12-point advantage without Salford touching the ball.

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The ball eventually found it's way to Giteau, who popped up a pass to Drew Mitchell, who juggled the ball several times before touching down.

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Orbotix CEO Paul Berberian walked me through how you could control the movement of Sphero through an app for the iPad, iPhone or Android, by simply touching a wheel on the screen or tilting the device in the direction you want the ball to go.

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