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- ↑ "Emiliano CAFFERA - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ Emiliano Caffera International Statistics
- ↑ world.rugby. "Uruguay players dream of Rugby World Cup | Rugby World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ "Brasil Rugby apresenta novo treinador de olho em vagas nas próximas Copas do Mundo – Confederação Brasileira de Rugby" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
