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- ↑ Parfitt, Delme (14 February 2014). "Did you know they played for Wales? Meet the Welsh XV you've most likely forgotten about". WalesOnline.
- ↑ Howell, Andy (6 December 2018). "Wales international reveals he's got Motor Neurone Disease". WalesOnline.
