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- ↑ "Feisty Munster End Their Ravenhill Losing Run". munsterrugby.ie. 30 October 2010. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ↑ "Munster Prove Too Strong". munsterrugby.ie. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "Trio Added To Heineken Cup Squad". munsterrugby.ie. 23 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "Contract News". munsterrugby.ie. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Munster Finish With Flourish". munsterrugby.ie. 25 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Squad Update". munsterrugby.ie. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.