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- ↑ "Pasifika Round Match Day Program" (PDF). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ A gentle giant that was Ilaitia Savai
- ↑ Obituary – Mr Ilaitia Savai
- ↑ Rugby mournas a gentle giant
