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- ↑ "Brave Nabou powers on". Fiji Sun . 1 July 2017.
- ↑ "Sikeli Nabou a slippery addition to Counties Manukau sevens side". Stuff.co.nz . 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "L'étoile de la semaine : Sikeli Nabou". Rugbyrama (in French). 6 November 2022.
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