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References
- ↑ "Queensland Cap Project (PDF player list)" (PDF). Queensland Reds. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2019.
- ↑ "Queensland Cap Project". Queensland Reds. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
- ↑ "Reds Super Rugby History". reds.rugby.
- ↑ "Reds rugby team page". all.rugby.