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- ↑ "AG's Signs Round Rock Native Christian Ostberg". Austin Gilgronis. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "Deux joueurs quittent Aurillac". Rugby Rama (in French). 14 March 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "Stade Aurillacois : Judicieux de ne pas revenir à vide". La Montagne (in French). 5 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "Austin on the Rise with Christian Ostberg". Major League Rugby. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
