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- ↑ "James Johnston".
- ↑ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- 1 2 "Rugby mourns Jimmy Johnston".
- ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jimmie Johnston - Test matches".
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