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References
- ↑ "How To Do A Rugby Drop Kick". Rugby Kicking Academy. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ↑ "Kicking: The Drop Kick" at www.coachingrugby.com. Retrieved 11 October 2007.