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- 1 2 Tuiyo Evei rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ Buko’s last trip Archived 2002-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Highlands Post, 30 January 2002
- ↑ Buko is dead Archived 2013-04-16 at archive.today Post Courier, 23 January 2002