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1009:2010–2011
1004:2009–2010
999:2008–2009
994:2007–2008
989:2006–2007
984:2005–2006
979:2004–2005
974:2003–2004
969:2002–2003
491:Traversa
461:Greseque
441:Piquemal
158:Scorecard
31:does not
1449:Bulldogs
1282:SL Teams
1192:Festival
1161: »
580:See also
516:Carrere
511:Garrabe
496:Martins
486:Kennedy
471:Bosnich
456:Muniesa
451:Djalout
414:Laurent
384:Beattie
374:Bansept
359:Cologni
344:Mullane
339:Mazzard
296:halfback
104:May 2019
1559:France
1437:By club
1416:Results
1399:Results
1319:Hull KR
1314:Hull FC
1244:Results
1197:Women's
1148:«
904:Elite 2
844:RC Albi
813:Defunct
786:Current
725:Defunct
704:Elite 2
687:Current
679:Leagues
559:clubs,
481:Pradal
476:Knecht
446:Franze
394:Rovira
389:Lacans
379:Roméro
354:Janzac
334:Taylor
280:Summary
266:BĂ©ziers
152:BĂ©ziers
88:scholar
52:removed
37:sources
1214:Awards
1202:Squads
506:Leger
409:Munoz
369:Brown
364:Wynne
185:26–16
90:
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1271:Final
1207:Final
906:teams
837:teams
779:teams
527:Facts
501:Cala
466:Sant
436:West
312:Teams
246:Goal:
215:Goal:
95:JSTOR
81:books
1158:2009
1151:2007
745:Cups
563:and
251:(2)
231:Try:
225:(3)
199:Try:
126:The
67:news
35:any
33:cite
220:(2)
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