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- ↑ "William Henry Bolton". ESPN scrum.
- ↑ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ↑ "England v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
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