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- ↑ "Joe Royal Bay of Plenty Profile". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "5 players from Ngāti Porou named in "Maori All Blacks"Ngāti Porou East Coast". 30 June 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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