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- ↑ Woods, Melissa (24 May 2023). "Rebels lock down promising youngster Mason Gordon". Lismore City News.
- ↑ "Rebels Continue Fight as They Head to Fiji to Take on Drua". www.rugby.com.au. 29 May 2024.