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- ↑ "BBC News | Tonga | Tonga: Rugby's crazy gang". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ "Etu Manu | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 September 2023.