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- ↑ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:16. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- ↑ Scotland's International Players [ permanent dead link ].
- 1 2 3 Bath, p119
- 1 2 3 4 5 McLaren, p133
- ↑ Griffiths, page 2:38-2:40
- ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Frank Laidlaw - Test matches".
- ↑ Morrison, Iain (10 November 2002). "Coach Class: Iain Morrison meets Scott Murray, a player". The Sunday Herald . Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- Sources
- Bath, Richard – A Scottish Rugby Miscellany
- McLaren, Bill – Talking of Rugby
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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