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- ↑ "Dian Blueler". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ↑ @THESTORMERS (17 July 2021). "Team news @JuanDeJongh comes into the DHL Stormers starting line-up against the @lionsofficial today, with props Lee-Marvin Mazibuko and Dian Bleuler among the replacements in line with Covid-19 protocols" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 July 2021– via Twitter.
- ↑ "Smith stars as Lions roar past Stormers". SA Rugby Magazine. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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