| Munster hadn't played together for many weeks and there was bound to be a bit of rustiness. |
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| Watching him, however, betrayed more than understandable physical rustiness. |
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| He showed no rustiness in his 20 minutes on the field and strengthens the squad. |
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| That rustiness contributed to some of the home errors, but if they can be ironed out and if the players can gel just that bit more, then the only way is up. |
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| Maccabi remained unflustered, though and, perhaps mindful of early-season rustiness, continued to absorb pressure. |
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| You do get a bit of rustiness, but we've now got that out of our system. |
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| An essential rustiness will have to be smoothed from his game, but still he brings an emphatic reassurance to the team. |
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| The Deputy Speaker: Maybe it is rustiness but I saw a member across the way going from one seat to another. |
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| Pre-season rustiness and nerves were all evident from the Galician team, and although they started purposefully, the visitors visibly grew in confidence as the half wore on. |
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| Michael Laudrup is looking ahead to Swansea's Europa League campaign in a confident mood after claiming they will overcome any rustiness when they meet Malmo on Thursday night. |
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| Elsewhere, the reigning Spanish and European champions visit Stuttgart, while CSKA Moscow will need to shake off their midwinter rustiness when Sevilla come calling. |
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| When you haven't played for a while there is always a bit of rustiness. |
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| It wasn't that the opposition was better than us or won without us being able to do anything about it, it was more a case of rustiness as a group. |
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