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- ↑ "Fiji selects four new caps for Pacific Nations". Stuff.co.nz . 29 June 2011.
- ↑ "Makutu, Kalou in doubt for RWC". Fiji Sun . 3 August 2011.
- ↑ "Dewes given another lifeline". Fiji Village. 5 August 2011.
- ↑ "England v Fiji: live". The Daily Telegraph . 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Suva likely to lose two key players". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation . 10 January 2021.
- ↑ "No Train, No Play". Fiji Sun. 8 June 2022.