Arnaldo Gruarin

Arnaldo Gruarin was a French international rugby union player.

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.
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.
Gruarin died on 28 January 2025, at the age of 86.