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- ↑ "Zimbabwe Goshawks". SA Rugby. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ↑ "Shayne Makombe". Zimbabwe Rugby. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ↑ "Rugby coach names Sevens final squad for USA matches". Chronicle. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
