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References
- ↑ "History - the History of the British & Irish Lions". Lionsrugby.com.
- ↑ Ian McLauchlan player profile, Espnscrum.com
- 1 2 3 4 Bath, p147
- 1 2 3 Massie, p168
- ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19741220/452/0019 . Retrieved 2 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ↑ Sport, Telegraph (10 June 2017). "Battle of Canterbury 1971: The truth behind the dirtiest match in Lions history". The Telegraph– via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). S3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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