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- ↑ "Scotland to Russia: the spread of Sevens". Scottish Sevens tournaments. Scottish Sevens tournaments. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ↑ Edelman, Robert (1993). Serious Fun - LA84 Foundation home page. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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