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Prior analysis and scheduling of the 2011 Rugby Union ITM Cup in New Zealand

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Prior analysis and scheduling of the 2011 Rugby Union ITM Cup in New Zealand. / Wright, Mike; Johnston, Mark.
Lancaster: Department of Management Science, Lancaster University, 2012. p. 1-16.

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Wright, M & Johnston, M 2012 'Prior analysis and scheduling of the 2011 Rugby Union ITM Cup in New Zealand' Department of Management Science, Lancaster University, Lancaster, pp. 1-16.

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Wright, M., & Johnston, M. (2012). Prior analysis and scheduling of the 2011 Rugby Union ITM Cup in New Zealand. (pp. 1-16). Department of Management Science, Lancaster University.

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Wright M, Johnston M. Prior analysis and scheduling of the 2011 Rugby Union ITM Cup in New Zealand. Lancaster: Department of Management Science, Lancaster University. 2012 Nov 29, p. 1-16.

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Wright, Mike ; Johnston, Mark. / Prior analysis and scheduling of the 2011 Rugby Union ITM Cup in New Zealand. Lancaster : Department of Management Science, Lancaster University, 2012. pp. 1-16

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