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- ↑ "Parker takes over from Lion Hook". BBC. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ Wales Squad
- ↑ and went on to represent the Dragons on 236 occasions – the most capped player for the region. Evans appointed Dragons captain
