Kevin Larroyer

Kevin Larroyer

Personal information
Born	(1989-06-19) 19 June 1989 (age 34) Toulouse, France
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm) [1]
Weight	15 st 2 lb (96 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2010–12 Toulouse Olympique 44 5 0 0 20 2012–13 Catalans Dragons 22 10 0 0 40 2014–16 Hull Kingston Rovers 51 10 0 0 40 2017 Castleford Tigers 7 0 0 0 0 2017(loan) → Bradford Bulls 9 2 0 0 8 2018 Leigh Centurions 26 9 0 0 36 2019– Halifax 25 3 0 0 12 Total 184 39 0 0 156 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–16 France 14 3 0 0 12
Source: [2] [3] As of 29 July 2019

Kevin Larroyer (born 19 June 1989) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Halifax in the Betfred Championship.

He previously played for Toulouse Olympique, Catalans Dragons, Hull Kingston Rovers, Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 976) and the Bradford Bulls.

Background

Larroyer was born in Toulouse, France.

Club career

Larroyer with the Halifax Panthers in 2023

Toulouse Olympique

Larroyer began his professional career with Toulouse Olympique.

Catalans Dragons

He moved to the Catalans Dragons for the 2012 season.

Hull Kingston Rovers

In 2013, Larroyer was signed by Hull Kingston Rovers from Catalans Dragons on a season long loan deal. ^[4] After an impressive season at Hull Kingston Rovers, making 22 appearances for the Robins and scoring seven tries the club extended Larroyer's loan deal for another year for season 2015. ^[5]

In September 2015, the French international committed his future to Hull Kingston Rovers by signing a three-year deal taking his service with the Robins into 2018.

Castleford Tigers

He was released from his contract following Hull Kingston Rovers' relegation from Super League at the end of the 2016 season and subsequently joined Castleford Tigers in 2017. ^[6]

Bradford Bulls

He spent time on loan at the Bradford Bulls to regain match fitness early in the 2017 season. ^[6]

Leigh Centurions

Larroyer joined Leigh on 17 October 2017 on a two-year deal. ^[7]

Halifax

In 2019, he signed a contract to join Halifax. On 11 October 2020, he signed a one-year contract extension. ^[8]

International career

In 2013 Larroyer was selected to represent his home country France in the Rugby League World Cup. ^[9]

Larroyer played for his country at the 2014 European Championship. During a 22-12 defeat by Ireland in Dublin, Larroyer scored a converted try for his home nation. ^[10]

During 2015 Larroyer played for France in the European Championship. ^[11] France launched their 2015 European Championship campaign with a 31-14 victory over Ireland which went some way to erasing the memory of their defeat by the Wolfhounds in last year's corresponding fixture where Larroyer scored a try to help the French side secure their victory. ^[12]

In 2016 Larroyer was selected to play for his country in France's lone international against England in Avignon for the Four Nations where France showed a marked improvement from the last time they played against England. ^{[13] [ deprecated source ]}

References

1. "Hull Kingston Rovers 1st Team Kevin Larroyer". Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC. 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
2. RLP
3. Love Rugby League
4. "Hull KR bring in Catalan (sic) Dragons forward Kevin Larroyer on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
5. "Hull KR extend loan deal for Catalan (sic) Dragons' Kevin Larroyer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
6. "Larroyer signs new Hull KR deal". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
7. "Kevin Larroyer: Leigh Centurions sign France forward on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
8. ""I'm feeling good and ready to have a strong season" - Larroyer agrees new deal with Fax". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk.
9. "Rugby League World Cup 2013: Squad lists for all 14 nations". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
10. "European Championship: Ireland 22-12 France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
11. "France name strong squad for European Championship". www.loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
12. "Ireland fall to France in Rugby League". RTE.ie. 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
13. "France 6 England 40: Wayne Bennet's reign gets off to a winning start". Dailystar.co.uk. 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2017-01-23.

External links

• Leigh Centurions profile
• Castleford Tigers profile
• SL profile