Léon Jean Aimé Larribau (2 March 1889 – 31 December 1916) was a French rugby union player, killed in action during World War 1 near

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. He's buried in Nécropole Nationale de Glorieux (tomb 2810) Larribau was a 1.60m 72 kg scrum-half who played CA

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until 1912, then for

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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 French military personnel killed in World War I France international rugby union players French rugby union players 1889 births 1916 deaths Rugby union players from Pyrénées-Atlantiques French-Basque people Biarritz Olympique players Rugby union scrum-halves {{France-rugbyunion-bio-1880s-stub