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- ↑ Tait, Paul (February 21, 2013). "2013 with an eye to 2015 - USA´s Toby L'Estrange". Rugby World Cup - Argentina 2023. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ↑ Curtis (February 6, 2014). "Tuisamoa, L'Estrange Set To Join London Welsh". This Is American Rugby. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017.
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