Pierre Escourrou Explained

Pierre Escourrou
Birth Date:1937 2, df=y
Birth Place:France
Club1:AS Carcassonne
Year1start:1955
Year1end:57
Year2start:1957
Year2end:59
Club3:AS Carcassonne
Year3start:1959
Year3end:62
Club4:Limoux Grizzlies
Year4start:1962
Year4end:64
Club5:AS Carcassonne
Year5start:1964
Year5end:69
Teama:France
Yearastart:1963

Pierre Escourrou (17 February 1937 – 22 January 2022) was a French rugby league player.[1] He played as a loose forward during the 1950s and 60s.

Biography

Escourrou played nearly his entire professional career with AS Carcassonne, with brief stints playing for and Limoux Grizzlies. With Carcassonne, he won the French Rugby League Championship in 1966 and 1967. He was also the winner of the Coupe de France Lord Derby in 1961, 1967, and 1968. He was selected for the France national team for a game against Great Britain on 3 April 1963.[2] He retired from playing in 1969.

He died on 22 January 2022, at the age of 84.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Avis de décès de Monsieur Pierre ESCOURROU. 24 January 2022. Simplifia. French.
  2. Web site: Pierre Escourrou . Rugby League Project . 28 January 2022.
  3. News: 24 January 2022. Carcassonne XIII : Pierre Escourrou n'est plus. French. L'Indépendant. 27 January 2022.