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- ↑ "Leinster Rugby Academy for 2021/22 Confirmed". Leinster Rugby. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ↑ "Sharks 28-23 Leinster: Sharks up to fourth with win over league leaders". BBC Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
