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- ↑ "Dean Anglesey - Hurricanes". www.hurricanes.co.nz.
- ↑ "Walter Dean Anglesey". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.
- ↑ Freeman, Rich (27 May 2002). "Tongans overpower Japan 41-29". The Japan Times .