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- ↑ Schofield sounds note of caution: Great Britain's captain pleased by the return of Crooks The Independent, 19 March 1994
- ↑ World Nines Tournament Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine rugby-league-world.com
- ↑ Three banned after brawl The Telegraph, 6 March 2001