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- ↑ Love Rugby League
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- ↑ "Wilshere handed Kumuls captaincy". BBC. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- ↑ "Rovers' prop forward granted bail over alleged beating". Hull Daily Mail. 2006-03-07. Retrieved 2008-11-05.