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- ↑ Laddpeter, Meli (18 August 2023). "Ex reps in France lend national side a hand". The Fiji Times .
- ↑ "Joe Nasilisili ou l'exil d'un rugbyman fidjien à Besançon". Le Figaro (in French). 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "Rugby. Fédérale 3 : Joe Naisilisili, l'humble guide du RC Sablais". Ouest-France (in French). 7 May 2022.