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- ↑ "Glendale Raptors Re-Sign Ata Malifa". djcoilrugby. December 4, 2018.
- ↑ "Ata Malifa". ESPN. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- 1 2 "Dallas Jackals Names Nesse Malifa Assistant Coach". DJ Coil Rugby. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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