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- ↑ "Kia Toa, OB-Marist clinch late wins in tight first round". Stuff.co.nz. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ "Youth are the future for Manawatū Turbos if everyone stays patient". Stuff.co.nz. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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