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- ↑ "Rockwell on mission to retain crown". Irish Independent. 19 March 2012.
- ↑ "Becker Again: Deputy For Grace On Leinster XV". Irish Independent. 11 December 1974.
- ↑ English, Alan (1 November 2018). "Munster's 1978 heroes on living with the physical toll of rugby". Limerick Leader .
