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- ↑ "Burman stepping up to the mark". Stuff.co.nz . 31 January 2009.
- ↑ "Chiefs lock misses cut for Waikato". Stuff.co.nz. 30 July 2009.
- ↑ "Burman ready for BOP challenge". NZ Herald .
- ↑ Gardiner, James (18 June 2012). "Lake Macquarie sign former Waikato Chiefs lock Mark Burman". Newcastle Herald.