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- ↑ "Sports This Week: Regina's Klimchuk makes Team Canada rugby debut". SaskToday.ca. November 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Rugby player from Regina donning Team Canada's maple leaf in the South Pacific". CBC . August 7, 2023.