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- ↑ @LionsRugbyCo (28 October 2019). "New season, new recruits.🦁 Welcome to the Pride, Francke Horn, Andre Warner, Roelof Smit, Tiaan Swanepoel, James Mollentze & Dan Kriel! #LionsPride" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 October 2019– via Twitter.
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