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- ↑ "Aude - Rugby à XV : le grand entretien de Gilles Bourguignon, le géant de cœur". L'Indépendant (in French). 11 January 2021.
- ↑ "Bourguignon Gilles". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French).
- ↑ "Gilles Bourguignon du XV à la baguette". La Dépêche (in French). 13 October 2013.
- ↑ "Gilles Bourguignon impose son Fournil". Les Echos (in French). 14 February 2014.