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- ↑ "Griffith van Wyk". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ↑ "Blue Bulls squad". SA Rugby. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ↑ "Sept nouvelles têtes à Colomiers". La Depeche (in French). 14 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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