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- ↑ "Edinburgh 56-8 Connacht: Eight-try hosts up to fourth in United Rugby Championship". BBC Sport. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "Emerging Scotland draw positives from Italy Under-23s defeat". 14 December 2024.
