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- ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1992 New Zealand Rugby League, 1992. p.129
- ↑ Gibson makes a belated arrival Lancashire Telegraph, 9 April 1997
- ↑ Swinton silenced by Coventry The Independent, 25 June 1998
- ↑ Season Player Summary // Top 20 Ranked by Tries in Winter 2006 rugby.net.au
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