Arnaldo Gruarin
France international rugby union player (1938–2025)
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Arnaldo Gruarin (5 February 1938 – 28 January 2025) was a French international rugby union player.
Died28 January 2025 (aged 86)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Biography
Known as "Aldo", Gruarin was an Italian by birth and spent his early years in a town near Venice. He picked up rugby after moving to Toulouse with his family after World War II and played for local team RC Toulon.[1][2]
Gruarin was capped 26 times for France between 1964 and 1968. He was a member of the French team which achieved the 1968 Five Nations grand slam, with appearances against Scotland and Ireland.[3]
Gruarin died on 28 January 2025, at the age of 86.[4]