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- ↑ Colin Briggs (2012-07-26). "Colin Briggs Bio - VirginiaSports.com - University of Virginia Official Athletics Website - UVA Cavaliers Men's Lacrosse". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
- ↑ "Cannons Acquire Colin Briggs from Charlotte". Boston Cannons. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
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