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- ↑ "Léon l'Africain". L'Humanité (in French). 7 June 1993.
- ↑ "Rugger off!". The Sydney Morning Herald . 11 October 1992.
- ↑ "Paroles d'Ex - Léon Loppy : « Le patron d'un bar nous a ramené le bouclier de Brennus »". L'Équipe (in French). 23 June 2022.
- ↑ "Loppy : "Quand je fixe des objectifs, ils sont très élevés"". La Provence. 23 July 2015.