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References
- ↑ "Glasgow Academical Rugby Club - Homepage". Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2006.
- 1 2 O'Brien 2010 , p. 118
- ↑ O'Brien 2010 , p. 179
- ↑ "Other matches played on New Anniesland, Glasgow" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- Sources
- O'Brien, Ged (2010). Inglis, Simon (ed.). Played in Glasgow: Charting the Heritage of a City at Play. London: Malavan Media. ISBN 9780954744557.
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