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- ↑ "USAP : désormais manager général, Patrick Arlettaz prend de la hauteur". L'Indépendant (in French). 9 September 2022.
- ↑ Toulousain, Journal (16 June 2023). "Rugby : L'entraîneur de Perpignan Patrick Arlettaz reprend l'attaque du XV de France". Le Journal Toulousain (in French).
- ↑ "Comment Patrick Arlettaz appréhende ses nouvelles fonctions avec le XV de France - France Bleu" (in French). France Bleu. 16 June 2023.