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- ↑ "Mauro Comuzzi - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
- ↑ Pantuflasdice, Juan (28 September 2015). "Mauro Comuzzi: Un Puma en Old Boys". El Deportero (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Un Puma en Chile". La Tercera (in Spanish). 10 October 2015.
- ↑ Cofré, Mauricio (22 July 2022). "Ex jugador de los "Pumas" y profesor del Grange: "La clasificación invita a que más chicos practiquen rugby"". Deportivo Escolar (in Spanish).