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- ↑ "Sorovakatini Tuifagalele". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ @Fijian_Drua (21 November 2021). "Bula! Vinaka (thank you) @SuperRugbyNZ! We love it here" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 November 2021– via Twitter.
- ↑ "Australian and Fijian Drua squads revealed for 2022 Super Rugby Pacific". Rugby Pass. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ↑ "Reds deny Drua's late surge for Super win". SANZAAR. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
