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- 1 2 Andy Marinos rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ Andy Marinos Archived 16 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine Newport Gwent Dragons
- ↑ Andy Marinos Archived 17 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Black and Ambers
- 1 2 Decent, Tom (23 December 2020). "'He's rugby to the core': Marinos named new Rugby Australia CEO". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 December 2020.