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- ↑ "Wallaby surprise factor a worry as Kiwi coach seeks solutions". The Canberra Times . 21 July 1995. p. 28. Retrieved 24 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Skene, Patrick (13 August 2015). "The forgotten story of ... Steve Merrick, rugby union's last amateur". The Guardian.
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