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- ↑ "Jona Mataiciwa". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ↑ @Fijian_Drua (2 March 2022). "Your #FijianDrua team to face the @MelbourneRebels this Friday #SunshineCoast #HomeGame" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 March 2022– via Twitter.
- ↑ "Drua notch historic Super win over Rebels". SANZAAR. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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