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- ↑ "Match Report: Leinster Rugby 54 Ulster Rugby 42". Leinster Rugby. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ↑ "Men's Squad".
- ↑ "Ireland U20s captain O'Brien follows in the footsteps of BOD and Ringrose". The42 . 24 January 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
