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- ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/5752204/Taranaki-prop-Shane-Cleaver-elevated-to-Chiefs
- ↑ "2005 Hurricanes Schools Team" . Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "New Zealand Schools squad named" . Retrieved 20 February 2013.
