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- 1 2 3 Tim Menzel profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 23 March 2010
- ↑ DRV XV: Unnötige Auftaktniederlage gegen Polen [ permanent dead link ](in German) Rugby-Journal , published: 21 November 2010, accessed: 21 November 2010
- ↑ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2011/2012 (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 26 August 2011