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- ↑ "Rugby: Run-on debut for Kinikinilau". Otago Daily Times. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ↑ "Paula Kinikinilau". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Romania come from behind to beat Canada 17-15". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2021.