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- ↑ "Pro14: Connacht see off Southern Kings with 29-19 win despite Peter Robb red card". BBC Sport. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ @CoachPdV (18 January 2021). "Here is YOUR @ep_elephants squad for 2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2021– via Twitter.
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