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- ↑ Bennett not happy with new Kiwi referee Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine leagueunlimited.com, 20 October 2004
- ↑ "Bennett happy with Black". Television New Zealand . 1 November 2004. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ↑ Trophy to Williams; NZRL awards triumph [ dead link ]The Press, 4 December 2004