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- 1 2 3 Ex-Whitehaven star Muliumu helps United States win Atlantic Cup News & Star, 18 November 2009
- ↑ Aaron Lester: Why I quit Haven Whitehaven News, 23 September 2010
- ↑ Siose Muliumu Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com