Léon Jean Larribau

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.

Léon Jean Larribau

Birth name	Léon Jean Aimé Larribau
Date of birth	(1889-02-03)3 February 1889
Place of birth	Anglet, France
Date of death	31 December 1916(1916-12-31) (aged 27)
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points)   Biarritz Olympique 6 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1912–1914 France 3 (0)

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.

Highlights

• 6 caps for France in 1912 (4 matches) and 1914 (2 matches)
• 1 try (3 points)

External links

• Larribau on Federation Française de Rugby website
• Larribau's military registry (fiche matricule) at Archives Départementales des Pyréenées Atlantiques