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References
- ↑ http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000037/index.html [ dead link ]
- ↑ Official IRB World Rankings Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Official IRB statistics on Rugby Bahamas
- ↑ Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1) p78
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