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- ↑ "Le Pontet. Hervé Chabowski, président du RVRF". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 10 August 2018.
- ↑ "« C'était Bourgoin-Joyeux », le grand roman d'un village qui voulait conquérir le monde". Rugbyrama (in French). 20 June 2020.
- ↑ "When The British & Irish Lions Went To Paris To Take On France". www.lionsrugby.com. 23 December 2023.