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- ↑ "Andries Blaauw | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ↑ "Namibia v Zimbabwe - 01 March 1996". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ↑ "Namibia v Morocco - 29 February 2004". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
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