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- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ailleres Still Star of France". Rugby League News. 12 May 1968. p. 4. Retrieved 1 January 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "Today's Game In Auckland - France's Squad". nla.gov.au. 25 May 1968. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ↑ Dussarrat, Étienne; Bordenave, Marcel; Dussarrat, Bernard (2003). Un Siècle de sports. Dax: Aquitaine Presse. p. 25. ISBN 2-9520620-1-3.
- ↑ "Jean Darricau - Career Stats & Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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- Dussarrat, Étienne; Bordenave, Marcel; Dussarrat, Bernard (2003). Un Siècle de sports (PDF) (in French). Dax: Aquitaine Presse. p. 192. ISBN 2-9520620-1-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2022.