Following the initial opening exchange there followed detailed technical messages in both directions indicating each end's equipment settings and receiving sound levels.

Credit to Leicester, though, they threw the kitchen sink at us in the opening exchanges of the game.

Neither drew blood in the opening exchanges, as they sought to read each other's moves.

The same scenario followed at the late opening exchange in Tokyo.

Muller scored a try in the opening exchange at Elils Park, which saw the home side win 25-3.

Pietersen, in the opening exchanges of this heavyweight encounter, scored more than 202 runs.

Corbet was severely wounded in the opening exchanges and subsequently died.

The opening exchanges had been evenly matched and it was Edinburgh who looked the more dangerous on the attack.

As the dust cleared from the opening exchange, the two each had the other's measure.

"Do you think that I sought this fight for so long, only to die in its opening exchanges?"