And despite seeing six goals sail past him as a Hoops side full of kids and
second-stringers were given a painful lesson by Spurs, the 31-year-old was faultless.
Harlequins 18 Newcastle 14 QUINS boss Conor O'Shea hailed his kids and
second-stringers after they ground out a crucial win against lowly Newcastle to stay in the play-off hunt.
But despite being reduced to a patched-up side, Toovey's
second-stringers underlined the fighting spirit within the club as they kept the Roosters scoreless in the second half to hold on for a gutsy win.
On his first play against the Giants'
second-stringers, he thrust guard Chris White right into backup quarterback David Carr.
The all-rounder, in charge of the team this week in the absence of regular captain Andrew Strauss who no longer plays international 20-over cricket, began his brief stint as leader with a four-wicket loss to the Proteas'
second-stringers in Bloemfontein.
The match winners relied heavily on the poise of their top players Hassan Al Sayyad, Jassim Al Salatna, Mohsin Ali, Ahmed Mansoor, Hussain Makki and Ali Makki, as well as their consistent
second-stringers Hassan Radi, Sadeq Habib and Mahdi Saad.
Also out were the Glamorgan Wanderers'
second-stringers as they have an important Canterbury League match at home to Richmond 2nds.
I'm working with
second-stringers at the moment and anyone would want to work with players at that international level.
Liverpool have made no secret of their interest in Milner, but United were not impressed when Rafael Benitez dangled three Anfield
second-stringers, midfielder Danny Guthrie and defenders Jack Hobbs and Argentinian Emiliano Insua, in front of them.
Other coaches would argue that preserving the shutout is too important to leave the closing minutes of a game to
second-stringers.
Then came that unawarded penalty that would surely have clinched victory for Lewington's
second-stringers.
The speakers' list was an odd mixture of anti-feminists, Religious Right
second-stringers and wives of minor GOP presidential candidates who left the race long ago.
Standing in a corner of the school's dingy gym, the coach sees the
second-stringers, playing on offense, continually beat his starters for easy layups and dunks.