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- ↑ "Le XV Tricolore En Mutation". L'Humanité (in French). 29 December 1990.
- ↑ "Un jour - une finale : 1990, le Racing sort son noeud pap' rose". L'Équipe (in French). 26 May 2020.
- ↑ "Forwards dropped". South Wales Echo . 18 February 1991.
- ↑ "Sella judged fit for a recall as France make three changes to face Wales". The Guardian . 18 February 1991.