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- ↑ "Rugby Union: Kiwis fall to French". The Independent . 19 July 1992.
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- ↑ "Rugby / 20 ans de la finale 2002 : Mazas, demi d'ouverture de Biarritz "Le lundi matin, j'étais dans ma salle de classe"". La Dépêche (in French). 8 June 2022.