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- ↑ "David Kriel". Bulls. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ↑ "DHL Stormers 2020 Squad Announced" (Press release). Stormers. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ @THESTORMERS (29 May 2020). "We will say farewell to youngsters David Kriel and Schalk Erasmus, who will join the Vodacom Bulls, and Dan Jooste who will be heading to the Cell C Sharks when their respective contracts are up at the end of October. All three made good contributions in our junior ranks" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 May 2020– via Twitter.
- ↑ "Bulls survive Griquas scare". SA Rugby Magazine. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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