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- ↑ "Rijsbergen names team for Netherlands camp". siff.com.sb. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ↑ "Historic training camp in Netherlands". Siff.com.sb. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.