Barring the full-back Johan Goosen, the Springboks' starting XV was comprised of players who will be based in South Africa next year – it was undoubtedly a side with an eye on the future.
At the back they had they had a defence comprised of players hardened from a long season in Europe, with Brad Guzan in goal and DeAndre Yedlin, John Brooks, Geoff Cameron and Fabian Johnson in front of him.
The N.F.L. is rarely as lopsided as the Patriots' early results indicated, because the league is comprised of players and coaches who are masters at quickly adapting to innovation.
The defeat to Ireland was disheartening, but it was suffered by a patched-together side comprised of players who'd barely touched a ball in play during their intensive conditioning regime.
Mallinder made just two signings over the summer, but the starting XV against Gloucester was entirely comprised of players involved last season, and they showed a swagger and confidence befitting champions.
Several college baseball summer leagues, which have rosters comprised of players from across the United States, also ban the use of tobacco during games.
Increasingly, Hero's is hanging its hat on the older age groups comprised of players ranging in age from 19 to 60-plus.
It's the reason half your iPhone notes are potential XIs comprised of players you've never seen on live TV, and why your dad's banned you from discussing "net spend" at the family dinner table.
Pooled data comprised of 9 players prior to block 1 and 14 players prior to block 2. Effect sizes of correlation coefficients were defined as follows: trivial 0.0; small 0.1 0.3; moderate 0.3 0.5; large 0.5 0.7; very large 0.7 0.9; nearly perfect 0.9 and perfect 1.0.
