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- ↑ "Highlanders name squad for 2021" (Press release). Highlanders. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ↑ "Late additions boost Crusaders for 2021 season". Super Rugby NZ. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ↑ "Josh McKay signs for Glasgow Warriors". Glasgow Warriors. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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- ↑ "Bonus-point win pleases Murchie". Glasgow Warriors.
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