Patrick Logan has been playing rugby long enough to know a play isn't dead until the referee blows his whistle.
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So when the ball's bouncing around the in-goal area, the only thing to do is chase after it.
That is exactly what the Tech Tahs captain did on Saturday afternoon, Logan diving on a loose ball to hand his side a thrilling win over University.
The Bulls had hit the front with less than five minutes to play, only to turn the ball over and hand Tech one more chance to snatch victory.
Trailing by one, James Benn attempted a drop goal. It wasn't even close.
But in the miss came an opportunity, the ball bouncing off the goal post padding before coming to a stop underneath the sticks.
It was Logan who won the race, Tech going on to prevail 35-29.
"I don't have any fingernails left," Tahs coach Tim Olsen said.
"Pat is our captain, I'm really proud for him, he's been putting in all season.
"Chasing a kick like that, that's what you want to see. It hits the post, they have a lapse moment, and we get there first."
The match was a thrilling encounter, the lead changing hands four times in the final 20 minutes. Olsen, however, recognises his side escaped on a day in which they were below their best.
The clash was scrappy at times, with both sides making multiple errors and missing a number of tackles. But in the end, Tech kept fighting and that's what pleased the coach.
"It was a very scrappy, ugly game, but we were gritty enough with a few blokes putting some effort in to chase kicks to come up with the goods.
"We've shown a lot of character in all the games we've played, especially the games we've lost close. We had opportunities to win those games, we just weren't able to execute.
"Today a bit of luck went our way, that wasn't really good execution, but I'll take it either way, it's good to get a result."
For University, the loss was the latest in a growing list of tight defeats, the side still looking to break through for their first win of the season.
It was a match they would feel slipped through their grasp. The Bulls were unable to capitalise on multiple attacking opportunities while they also had one final chance to cross after Logan's try.
That was partly due to the Tahs effort in defence, with the team's challenge now to back it up next week on the road against Camden.
"We'll take stock tomorrow, fix our bodies and go from there," Olsen said.
"We've got to hold the ball a little bit more and hopefully we can build off this win."
Just two other games were played on Saturday, the makeup day following round one's washouts.
Campbelltown continued their unbeaten run with a 55-28 win over Vikings, while Shamrocks bounced back to defeat Kiama 33-7.
Avondale's clash with Bowral was washed out, the match to be rescheduled.
Shoalhaven and Camden had the week off, their round-one clash the only game not abandoned in March.
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