Pierre Escourrou

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Pierre Escourrou
Date of birth(1937-02-17)17 February 1937
Date of death22 January 2022(2022-01-22) (aged 84)
Rugby league career
Position(s) Loose forward
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1955–1957 AS Carcassonne ()
1957–1959 Bataillon de Joinville [fr] ()
1959–1962 AS Carcassonne ()
1962–1964 Limoux Grizzlies ()
1964–1969 AS Carcassonne ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1963 France ()

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 Bataillon de Joinville [fr] 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 French 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]

References

  1. ^ "Avis de décès de Monsieur Pierre ESCOURROU". Simplifia (in French). 24 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Pierre Escourrou". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Carcassonne XIII : Pierre Escourrou n'est plus". L'Indépendant (in French). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.


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