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- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - 1 2 3 IRB.com retrieved 5 July 2009
- 1 2 NAWIRA T&T page retrieved 5 July 2009
- ↑ Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union official site retrieved 5 July 2009
- 1 2 3 4 About TTRFU - Interesting Facts retrieved 5 July 2009
- ↑ Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1) p78