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- ↑ Samedi, grand-messe treiziste à Fondère, E.D., La Dépêche du Midi , 4 May 2016.
- ↑ Proszenko, Adrian (12 December 2015). "Ben Garcia gives Penrith Panthers a new French connection". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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