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- ↑ "Matt Vant Leven Waikato Player Profile" . Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Super Rugby Wider Training Groups Named". 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "new foreign players join kobelco Steelers" (in Japanese). 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
