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21:Rugby player
18:
1664:1957 deaths
1659:1884 births
1638:Warren Ryan
1612:Brian Moore
1580:Paddy McCue
1413:Keith Ellis
1389:Joe Gartner
1372:(2nd title)
1234:(1st title)
1155:Snowy Baker
1074:John Hickey
1069:Tom Griffin
1041:Rugby union
1031:Snowy Baker
1013:Snowy Baker
744:. Scrum.com
660:New Zealand
644:Denis Lutge
628:Jack Hickey
610:During the
532:rugby union
505:1908 London
482:Australasia
466:rugby union
109:Position(s)
80:15 May 1957
1653:Categories
1630:Paul Quinn
1624:Felix Ryan
1618:Tony Brown
1586:Herb Narvo
1535:Dick Poole
1320:Joe Murray
1296:J. Chevall
967:Harry Kerr
875:Bill Kelly
795:References
636:Micky Dore
580:All Blacks
58:1884-12-05
44:Birth name
1547:Len Smith
1446:Alf Smith
1420:Hans Mork
1383:Tom Ellis
1290:J. Morgan
1064:Bob Craig
944:Athletics
879:1936-1937
768:Olympedia
719:Footnotes
656:Kangaroos
624:Bob Craig
576:Wallabies
336:Australia
190:Australia
1452:Les Bull
1147:Swimming
1129:Shooting
707:See also
605:Kangaroo
332:1910–12
272:1910–19
220:Position
180:(Points)
141:(Points)
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1464:Coach:
895:at the
893:profile
863:Newtown
773:7 April
748:12 July
667:Newtown
616:Wallaby
588:Olympic
425:Newtown
276:Newtown
186:1907–09
1023:Diving
1005:Boxing
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464:Men's
299:Years
239:Years
868:1933
853:Coach
421:1933
375:Years
369:Club
302:Team
242:Team
234:Club
165:Years
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775:2021
750:2010
694:1933
671:1910
650:and
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380:Team
289:259
224:Wing
175:Apps
170:Team
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