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- ↑ "Ireland Drop Kyle and McCarthy". The Scotsman . 14 February 1955.
- ↑ "Rugby Selectors Make Changes". Sussex Express . 3 November 1961.
- ↑ "McDermott is finished with London Irish". Evening Standard . 9 April 1962.