Léon Jean Larribau Explained

Léon Jean Larribau
Birth Name:Léon Jean Aimé Larribau
Birth Date:3 February 1889
Birth Place:Anglet, France
Height:1.60 m
Weight:72 kg
Ru Position:Scrum-half
Years1: 
Apps1:6
Repyears1:1912–1914
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

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 19 November 1954 the Aguilera stadium in Biarritz was renamed after him.

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