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- ↑ Butcher, Tim; Spencer, Daniel (2006). Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2006-2007 (1st ed.). West Yorkshire: League Publications Ltd. pp. 244–258. ISBN 1-901347-16-8.
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- ↑ Butcher, Tim; Spencer, Daniel (2006). Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2006-2007 (1st ed.). West Yorkshire: League Publications Ltd. p. 242. ISBN 1-901347-16-8.