Sentence examples for encountered against from inspiring English sources

But a late swoon presaged the problems they have encountered against a quicker, more athletic Memphis team.

The toughness of rugby, which Giggs also tasted in his school days, prepared him for "the batterings" he encountered against soccer's hard men later on.

A problem he encountered against Australia was nicking innocuous balls from the seamers outside the off stump, probably because of a combination of wanting to play the ball late to combat any movement and a touch of nerves.

The Brumbies and Waratahs are both on 42 points, with tricky final round encounters against the Crusaders and Reds respectively.

That will be followed by Premier League encounters against Liverpool and Manchester United, and in between them the second leg in Italy.

Memories of last season's dramatic round of 16 triumph over Chelsea will have bolstered PSG's belief, but they also knew that this would be the first genuine test of their quality since the group stage encounters against Real.

Edinburgh winger Dougie Fife will make his Scotland debut in Saturday's Six Nations encounter against Wales.

The Irish province host Zebre on Friday before an away encounter against Cardiff Blues a week later.

And if Scotland keep getting things right, up to and including their final Six Nations encounter against France in March, Ryan will be staying put.

Italy coach Jacques Brunel has made only one change from the side that beat France last weekend for Saturday's Six Nations encounter against Scotland.

Next up will be a home game against the Faroe Islands on Saturday, 11 October with the away encounter against top seeds Greece on 14 October and a tussle in Romania on 14 November completing the 2014 games.