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- ↑ "London Wasps Hall of Fame". Wasps.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ Balliol Old members Archived 12 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ RFU Wall of Fame Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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