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- ↑ CO - ST : interview de Dimitri Delibes (in French). Stade Toulousain. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2022– via YouTube.
- ↑ Llense, Jean-Marie (11 November 2021). "Delibes, step by step". Rugbyrama (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "Dimitri DELIBES". Stade Toulousain (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "Dimitri DELIBES: profiles and stats". All.Rugby (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ Lauga, Philippe (15 April 2021). "Stade Toulousain : Dimitri Delibes lancé à vive allure". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "Cyril Baille de retour dans le groupe France, Emilien Gailleton appelé pour la première fois". L'Équipe (in French). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.