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- ↑ "Newcastle Knights Player Profiles". The Knights Realm. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "Tupou sidelined but counting his lucky stars". Newcastle Herald. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "England 32–14 Tonga". BBC Sport. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2014.