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References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Darren Adonis". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ↑ SArugbymag
- ↑ IOL, Blitzboks rocked by Dewald Human withdrawal with Darren Adonis called up for Cape Town Sevens
- ↑ News 24, Adonis set for Blitzboks playmaking role at Cape Town Sevens
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