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- ↑ "University defeat Caloundra in first round of 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season". Wikinews. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- 1 2 "University defeat Toads in 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union round two". Wikinews. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Toads defeat Maroochydore in 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union round 3". Wikinews. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ↑ n:University defeat Maroochydore in round four of 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season — Wikinews, May 24, 2014
- ↑ John McCutcheon, Toads lose battle but still hope to win war — Sunshine Coast Daily, May 24, 2014
- 1 2 3 "Archived copy". myrugby.rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ University go to top spot on 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union ladder after five rounds — Wikinews, May 31, 2014
- 1 2 Toads defeat University in round seven of Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season — Wikinews, June 21, 2014
- 1 2 n:Noosa defeat Caloundra, retake top spot on 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union ladder — Wikinews, June 29, 2014
- 1 2 University defeat Maroochydore in round nine of 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season — Wikinews, July 6, 2014
- ↑ University join Noosa in 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union grand final — Wikinews, September 7, 2014
- ↑ Noosa win 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union premiership — Wikinews, September 14, 2014