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- ↑ "British Lion is out of Trial". Belfast News-Letter . 11 January 1972.
- ↑ "Five New Caps In Irish Side". Hull Daily Mail . 3 January 1977.
- ↑ "Leinster Look For Forward Power". Belfast Telegraph. 11 December 1973.