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“But then southern hemisphere teams are more skilful than their northern hemisphere counterparts, which means games can be easier to referee.” quote by Alan Lewis — Download Open image

“But then southern hemisphere teams are more skilful than their northern hemisphere counterparts, which means games can be easier to referee.”

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