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- ↑ "All Blacks keen to impress at Sydney's expense". The Sydney Morning Herald . 18 May 1968.
- ↑ "Hāwera High School past pupils' profiles". NZ Herald . 21 August 2019.
- ↑ "Michael Knight #669". stats.allblacks.com.