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- ↑ Johnson, Tom (23 July 2014). Legends in Black: New Zealand Rugby Greats on Why We Win: New Zealand Rugby Greats on Why We Win ePub. Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. ISBN 978-1-74348-613-9.
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- ↑ "RUGBY – Put away your daggers, we're now back in line". NZ Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ↑ Jenkins, Vivian, ed. (1979). Rothman's Rugby Yearbook 1979–80. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 19–32. ISBN 0354090879.
- ↑ "Phil Gifford: We're now in a golden age for All Black rugby". Stuff. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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