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- ↑ "BÉZIERS, BIARRITZ et TOULON tombent en huitièmes de finale du championnat Une balle au soleil". Le Monde (in French). 2 May 1979.
- ↑ Reason, John (7 March 1979). "French Make Four Changes For Scotland Match". The Daily Telegraph .
- ↑ "Biggar is best". Sunday Mirror . 18 March 1979.