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- ↑ Clarke, Tim; South African to debut for WA Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine ; WA Today; 14 January 2009
- ↑ Hope, Shayne; Bulls turn WA hopes to dust; The West Australian; 15 January 2009
