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.