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- 1 2 3 Tommy Kemp Profile on scrum.com
- ↑ "St Mary's Paddington a rugby powerhouse". The Daily Telegraph . 20 March 2008.
- 1 2 "Obituaries - Tom Kemp". The Daily Telegraph . 3 January 2005.
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