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- ↑ Jenkinson, Lucy (20 February 2024). "Whitehaven RL captain Dion Aiye admits assault and harassment charges". Whitehaven News . Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ↑ "Dion Aiye: Whitehaven stand off banned for eight matches for assaulting ex-partner". BBC Sport. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ↑ PNG team for PM XIII clash Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 20 September 2012