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- ↑ Knight, Lindsay. "Nev MacEwan". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 14 July 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
- ↑ Heagney, George (30 April 2019). "Former All Black chronicles highs and lows of a remarkable life". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 6 May 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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