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- ↑ "NSW Waratahs 2023 Super Rugby Pacific squad revealed" (Press release). NSW Waratahs. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ↑ "Waratahs lock in academy graduates Ben Dowling and Jack Bowen". NSW Waratahs. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ↑ "How the Aussies fared in the first Dubai World Rugby Sevens Series". The Roar. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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