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- ↑ Verenakadavu, Josaia (21 March 2022). "Koroiyadi follows dad's footsteps". The Fiji Times .
- ↑ "Baa Baas ruin Fiji centenary". News24 . 30 November 2013.
- ↑ "Combined Services 34 Barbarians 28: match details". The Daily Telegraph . 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Brilliant Bury boost survival hopes". Suffolk News. 11 March 2016.
