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- ↑ "Coupe du monde de rugby 2023. Bernard Viviès, l'homme à tout faire au sein du XV de France". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). 29 September 2023.
- ↑ "Bernard Viviès: l'un des plus titrés du rugby français". La Dépêche (in French). 7 May 2003.
- ↑ Gaye, Geoffrey (6 September 2023). "Rugby : Bernard Viviès, un gardois au cœur du XV de France". Le Réveil du Midi (in French).