Kevin Larroyer (born 19 June 1989) is a French professional

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footballer who plays as a second-row forward for

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in the

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. He previously played for

Toulouse Olympique Toulouse Olympique or TO XIII is a professional rugby league club in Toulouse, south-west France. Founded in 1937, two years after the French Rugby League Federation, the club is a six-time winner of the French Rugby League Championship. The clu ...

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons (French language, French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan language, Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. Despite being based in France the ...

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...

, Halifax Panthers and the

Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup f ...

Background

Larroyer was born in

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

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Club career

Toulouse Olympique

Larroyer began his professional career with

Catalans Dragons

He moved to the

for the 2012 season.

Hull Kingston Rovers

In 2013, Larroyer was signed by Hull Kingston Rovers from

on a season long loan deal. 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 the 2015 season. In September 2015, the French international committed his future to

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

in 2017.

Bradford Bulls

He spent time on loan at the

to regain match fitness early in the 2017 season.

Leigh Centurions

Larroyer joined Leigh on 17 October 2017 on a two-year deal.

Halifax

In 2019, he signed a contract to join Halifax, and a one-year contract extension in October 2020. In 2023, Larroyer played in Halifax's 1895 Cup final victory at

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Hunslet

In November 2024, Larroyer signed with newly-promoted

of the

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for the 2025 season.

International career

Larroyer made his senior debut for

in June 2012, appearing from the bench against

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in a mid-season international at the

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, Wrexham. Later that year, he appeared in all France's matches in the

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. In 2013 Larroyer was selected to represent his home country in the

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. He started in all three group stage matches, a win over

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, and losses to

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and

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. Larroyer earned three more caps at the 2014 European Championship. During a 22-12 defeat by

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, Dublin, Larroyer scored his first international try. During 2015, Larroyer again earned three caps for France in the

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, scoring the final try in a 31-14 victory over Ireland in Albi and scoring again in the 32-18 victory over

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. A fourth international appearance came in a 84-4 defeat to England at

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. In 2016 Larroyer was selected to play for his country in France's lone international against England in Avignon.

References

External links

Leigh Centurions profileCastleford Tigers profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Larroyer, Kevin 1989 births Living people Bradford Bulls players Castleford Tigers players Catalans Dragons players French rugby league players France national rugby league team players Halifax Panthers players Hull Kingston Rovers players Leigh Leopards players Rugby league second-rows Rugby league players from Toulouse Toulouse Olympique players 21st-century French sportsmen