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claimed to have grounded the ball over the Welsh goal line, only to have the try disallowed by Dallas. Deans stated that he scored the try, but was dragged back over the line by the Welsh defence. Although New
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and were seen as possessing one of the greatest teams in the sport's history. The encounter between Wales and New
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Dallas refereed one more international match and it provides a quirky claim to fame. This was the
Ireland v South Africa match in 1912. Originally the match was supposed to be refereed by Frank Potter-Irwin, the English referee. However, in the days before the match Potter-Irwin fell ill. The
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