Shortly afterwards, in a bruising encounter against Everton, he injured his collar-bone and shoulder ligaments and was out of action for several weeks.

Richmond won in a stirring come from behind finals performance in 1995, beating Essendon in a bruising encounter.

He laughs wildly before he goes on to describe his bruising encounter.

On the day Kilkenny were far too strong for Cork as "the Cats" secured a 1-16 to 1-13 victory after a bruising encounter.

Saints just edge past a second epic in two weeks against Leeds in a bruising encounter - pulling through 22-18.

The Scarlets side emerged 9-3 winners of what was a bruising, brutal encounter at a packed Stradey Park with 20,000 supporters.

Somehow can't see him needing to go on a late-night ride through the streets of Melbourne at the conclusion of this bruising encounter.

If you have had a few bruising encounters with such a panel, then you are bound to clean up your act the next time.

We barely knew each other, and had had some bruising encounters on television and in print.

The visitors had arrived with hope because City have begun to experience bruising encounters with reality in the league.