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Harlequins were able to defend their try-line for 40 minutes.

Harlequins 17-10 Wasps | Premiership match report 2011

A lack of concern for convention and rules on and off the field, flaky numbers on the backs of jerseys, ball-tampering and a willingness to give away penalties rather than risk a breach of their try-line are symptomatic of the driven singlemindedness that has taken them far in the last two World Cups.

Rugby World Cup 2011: Scotland hope chaos theory will unsettle England | Paul Rees 2011

Tacklers were able to steal possession at the breakdown, so rather than run with the ball and risk a turnover close to their own try-line, teams preferred to boot the ball away downfield.

Rugby Union Runs Free Jonathan Clegg 2010

But if those four are all on your own try-line, then they are pivotal.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

In both this game and the game between Munster and the Ospreys in the previous round, the dominant scrum won a series of penalties and you would have put serious money on the referee awarding a penalty try had any scrum been near to the try-line.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Parks' boot secured the points, with neither side getting anywhere near the try-line in a drab, attritional contest.

BBC News - Home 2011

But Jarvis knocked over a couple of penalties to give Leeds impetus and they then forced Exeter on to the back foot with Phil Swainston and Kearnan Myall halted just short of the try-line before England flanker Hendre Fourie powered his way over a sea of bodies.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Dylan Hartley was immaculate under the hail of boos and even Ben Foden, guilty of one of the most pointless pre-game wind-ups in history by patronising the opposition as "little brothers" who need to be put in their place, managed to escape with dignity and try-line in tact when, on one defensive chase, the ball taunted him and almost evaded his grasp.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Soliola appeared to lose the ball in a tackle near the try-line, but it finished in the arms of Armstrong, who claimed his second try.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

They looked to have butchered the opportunity after spreading the ball right but a mix-up behind the Treviso try-line saw Beck re-gather the ball to score.

WalesOnline - Home 2011