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- ↑ "Baptiste DELAPORTE : Fiche joueur et statistiques - It's rugby". itsrugby.fr. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020.
- ↑ "Tournoi des 6 Nations : La liste des 14 joueurs pour préparer l'Italie". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). 4 February 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
