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- ↑ BBC Sport (1 July 2014). "Women's World Cup: Lynch only new cap in Ireland squad" . Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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- ↑ "Insider Life: Rugby player/estate agent Sharon Lynch". Irish Independent. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2021.