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- ↑ "Aviva renews Premiership Rugby title deal", Sports Pro Media, 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "BT signs exclusive deal to broadcast Premiership rugby from 2013", The Guardian, 12 September 2012.
- ↑ "The 50 Most Influential People in Rugby", Rugby World, September 2014.
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