Years Club / team Height 1.6 m | Position scrum-half Died 31 December 1916 Weight 72 kg | |
Full name Léon Jean Aimé Larribau Date of birth (1889-02-03)3 February 1889 Date of death 31 December 1916(1916-12-31) (aged 27) | ||
Léon Jean Aimé Larribau (2 March 1889 - 31 December 1916) was a French rugby union player, killed in action during World War 1 near Verdun.
He's buried in Nécropole Nationale de Glorieux (tomb 2810)
Larribau was a 1,60m 72 kg scrum-half who played CA Périgueux until 1912, then for Biarritz Olympique and a French international. He was renowned for his long passes.
On November 19, 1954, the Aguilera stadium in Biarritz was renamed after him.
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