Sentence examples for breakdown against from inspiring English sources

He competed well at the breakdown against McCaw, who was playing in his first test after a six-month sabbatical.

2.49pm BST Try to Quins? 2.48pm BST 39 min Another penalty for an offence at the breakdown against Quins here.

England did well at the breakdown against Australia and France, and my job will be to ensure they do not stop us getting quick ball.

Pocock would certainly have helped at the breakdown against an outstanding Irish back row, while Moore's absence almost certainly contributed to the instability in the front row, which led to the Australians' being penalized five times at the scrum.

England's physicality was impressive last Saturday; they won the battle of the breakdown against South Africa and had the majority of both territory and possession.

Fear the choke tackle: England ruled the breakdown against Scotland but they will find things much harder on Sunday, not least because of one of Ireland's favourite tactics, the gruesomely named "choke tackle".

The punt team had two breakdowns against a ravenous Tech team that has become famous for its special teams.

Against Argentina, England committed just one or two players at the breakdown; a year ago against the All Blacks they piled in and that helped set up the victory as they earned a number of key turnovers.

Australia gave away too many penalties in the breakdown area against Ireland and Scotland.

A sequence of elliptical fragments, fractured and emotionally lacerating, it apparently portrayed a mind in the throes of breakdown, raging against doctors who do not (or will not) understand.

England felt decisions in the scrum and breakdown went against them, and that Walsh's officiating in those areas was at odds with his pre-match briefing.