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- 1 2 "2023 Magpies squad release". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ↑ "Auckland club rugby: Grammar Tec and Ponsonby gear up for crucial clash". NZ Herald. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "'Moana Should Include More Fijian Players'". Fiji Sun. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "An experienced and talent bolstered Auckland squad set to challenge the NPC" (Press release). Auckland Rugby. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
