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- ↑ "En hommage à Jean-François Phliponeau" (in French). asm-rugby.com. 8 May 2023.
- ↑ "Centenaire du lycée agricole d'Yvetot : Jean-François Phliponeau, le destin foudroyé". Le Courrier Cauchois (in French). 9 February 2018.
- ↑ "Castelnaudary : reprise chez les cadets et les juniors". La Dépêche (in French). 11 November 2017.