Northern Edition

Select Edition

Northern Northern
Southern Southern
Global Global
New Zealand New Zealand
France France
42 - 19
FT
22 - 19
FT
43 - 14
FT
45 - 30
FT
29 - 13
FT
24 - 23
FT
37 - 10
FT
32 - 27
FT
22 - 24
FT
32 - 13
FT
21 - 10
FT
30 - 26
FT
23 - 33
FT
57 - 17
FT
35 - 18
FT
17 - 36
FT
12 - 8
FT
Thursday
15:00
Friday
13:00
Friday
13:30
Friday
13:30
Friday
13:30
Friday
13:30
Friday
13:30
Friday
15:00
Friday
15:10
InternationalArgentina

Former Los Pumas player Federico Aramburu shot dead in Paris

Argentina's centre Federico Martin Aramburu scores Argentina's third try during the rugby union World Cup third place final match France vs. Argentina, 19 October 2007 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Former Argentina international Federico Aramburu has been shot dead in Paris – according to reports from France.

ADVERTISEMENT

The 42-year-old was shot dead following an altercation between two parties in Paris city centre, off one of the French capital’s best-known streets, Boulevard Saint-Germain.

According to early reports the star had been part of a group of people involved in some sort of incident, which was broken up.

Video Spacer

Jamie Noon previews the final round of the Six Nations | RugbyPass Offload | Episode 25

Video Spacer

Jamie Noon previews the final round of the Six Nations | RugbyPass Offload | Episode 25

However, one of the parties returned in a vehicle and opened fire, killing the former winger.

French police have launched a murder investigation.

According to an AFP report carried on RTE Sport a former teammate of Aramburu who was with him when he was shot, said: “There was an altercation, as there can be at the end of the evening. It was settled but the men came back and fired at Aramburu, who took three bullets.”

He had represented Los Pumas on 22 occasions, playing on both wings and at outside centre.

Argentinian rugby’s official account said: “We deeply regret the death of Federico Martín Aramburú. We accompany his family and friends in this time of so much pain.”

ADVERTISEMENT

The FFR wrote on Twitter: “We learned with sadness of the death of Federico Martín Aramburú. Today we have a huge thought for his family, friends and all of Argentinian rugby.”

Glasgow Warriors stated: “We are shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden and tragic death of Warrior #185, Federico Aramburu. The embodiment of a true Warrior and much-loved by all, the thoughts of everyone past and present at the club, are with his family at this immensely difficult time.

Perpignan stated on Twitter: “Immense sadness at the announcement of the death of our former player Frederico Martin-Aramburu in tragic circumstances. USAP sends its most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.”

World Rugby said: “The rugby family mourns the loss of former Argentina winger Federico Martín Aramburú at the age of 42. Part of Los Pumas squad who finished third at RWC 2007, he won 22 caps for his country and represented the likes of Glasgow Warriors, Perpignan and Biarritz.”

ADVERTISEMENT

Scottish journalist Mark Palmer wrote: “That is absolutely horrendous news about Federico Aramburu. One of the nicest, hardest-working people I encountered during my time Glasgow Warriors. Devastating for his young family.”

Aramburu had played for Biarritz, Perpignan and Dax in France and Glasgow Warriors in Scotland.

ADVERTISEMENT

LIVE

{{item.title}}

Trending on RugbyPass

1

Everyone is saying the same thing after agonising England loss

2

All Blacks XV player ratings vs Munster | Autumn Nations Series

3

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii strikes awe as Wallabies lose star midfielder

4

Scott Robertson responds to criticism over All Blacks' handling errors

5

Borthwick, it's time to own up – Andy Goode

6

Marcus Smith on that substitution and his England plea

7

'World-class finisher' offers All Blacks selection solution

8

Rugby fugitive Rocky Elsom in hiding after fleeing Ireland

Comments

0 Comments
Be the first to comment...

Join free and tell us what you really think!

Sign up for free
ADVERTISEMENT

Latest Features

LONG READ

Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

Having been spoiled by the giants of the past, New Zealand have been caught up by the rest of the world.

LONG READ

Freddie Thomas: 'OMFG, I've been selected for Wales - my mum was bawling her eyes out'

The burgeoning Gloucester forward was nervously hacking around the golf course when a fateful WRU email landed in his inbox.

LONG READ

The joy, spirit and obstacles of the rugby pilgrim

What is life like for those who traverse the rugby world as supporters, and is the game as accessible as it should be?

Comments on RugbyPass

L
LW 10 minutes ago
How the All Blacks plan to challenge Ireland after gutsy England win

Vaai is finally having his breakout year getting comfortable and showing great form at lock, and there are form players and experience all across the backrow, why on earth would you drop him to 6. Ridiculous

30 Go to comments
A
Another 16 minutes ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

So far, the All Blacks have won 8 matches out of 11 this year. That is a near 73% win rate. AB fans and, I assume, the team itself are not content with that and have everything to play for with the remaining 3 tests this year.


Their historical average is something like 77% these days and, although some years will always be better than others it is not likely to drop that dramatically to 70% any time soon. There is too much historical inertia on the stats. It is like saying Ireland’s form of the last 10 years or so is likely to reverse a historical average of 48% wins soon. It just isn’t.


Moreover, when you say they are ‘doomed’ to a 70% flatline are you not just assuming that Ireland will beat them again? How did that work out for you last time?

30 Go to comments
E
Ed the Duck 20 minutes ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

Yeah but that means playing an imbalance of games between conferences and for me it just starts to undermine sporting integrity. Much prefer a solution that’s sharper and more crisp. But you can’t always have everything I guess…

30 Go to comments
E
Ed the Duck 30 minutes ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

Munster were a B/academy mix…

30 Go to comments
E
Ed the Duck 31 minutes ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

Tbf the one point that does have a ring of truth to it is the Irish rush D. They live right on the edge and often get the benefit of the doubt for too long in games because refs are under pressure to try and manage the flow of games. Similar issue at rucks where Ireland are absolute masters at protecting the ball but go off feet way more often than they are pinged for. I guess you could argue they are simply maximising the benefits of the full circumstances but it is damn infuriating at times too…!

30 Go to comments
E
Ed the Duck 42 minutes ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

And as for Saturday, England absolutely should have won it at the death, but only one team came to play rugby…and it wasn’t England! NZ totally deserving winners.


Borthwick has got it wrong, so very wrong. From what I hear camp has regressed and become an unhappy place once more. You only need to look at Marler’s abrupt departure when the team was named in camp and the grenade he lobbed on his way out the door that effectively retired him from test rugby! It was clear that he was livid at missing out on his match fee (no longer paid unless you’re in the 23 or on an eps contract apparently). Introducing a two tier system on the eve of the AIs was total madness!!! And then there’s selection. Slade wasn’t anywhere near ready, neither was Ford and hooking smith when the game is in the balance was beyond comprehension. Even if he needed to do that, fin smith steered his team adroitly to the Prem last year but was nowhere to be seen.


Then there’s his game plan. England looked like they were in danger of making real progress towards the end of the 6N but Saturday was the antithesis of that approach. There wasn’t an attack visible that was worthy of the description.


Borthwicks win rate is now abysmally low and this is beginning to look like it only end badly…

30 Go to comments
d
dw 48 minutes ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

Reminds me a little of our cricket teams in late 90s early 2000s. Everyone expected us to win every test but eventually we stopped being unbeatable.


Nz also seem to be relying on older players for some positions too. Who else can play 10 outside Barrett and D mac?

30 Go to comments
H
Head high tackle 52 minutes ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

The thing is MQ that the 85% was the anomaly. It was an unprecedented run of excellence that may never be repeated. To judge any sports team on their best ever period is only going to lead to disappointment. Im happy with the 75% mark which is NZs average in its rugby history. Foster was always on a hiding to nothing.

Slipping is relevent if you only look back to 2010 or there abouts thru to 2018. A freakish period of success really. It never was the norm and will probably never be seen again over the extended period it was. Teams can have great runs thru 12-18 mths but 8-10 years of dominance is unheard of generally.

30 Go to comments
E
Ed the Duck 53 minutes ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

Cant see how simply adding the Prem to the urc would be a smart choice on any level. It would be unwieldy and impractical without putting in place an even more convoluted set up than the URC currently has - that gets overlooked because things are going well overall. The only way it works would be a reduction in number of teams from every country, except perhaps Scotland and Italy’s two apiece. Now Ireland came very close the binning Connacht not long ago (until Michael D Higgins stepped in…) and wales would definitely benefit from reducing to 3 or even 2 teams, but England and the rfu are making plans to increase Prem numbers back up. If you also take into account the previous behaviour of the rfu when it has come to things like 6N rights and eprc negotiations, the urc would be well advised to tread very carefully indeed…

30 Go to comments
H
Head high tackle 1 hour ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

Apparently rugby playing numbers in NZ increased 6% this year so hoping thats a good sign.

30 Go to comments
N
NB 1 hour ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

SA looks and feels quite at home up north HH, they should stay and URC should prioritize them ahead of England...

30 Go to comments
N
NB 1 hour ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

A two conference league with Eng and Wales in one and the Celts + SA in the other was touted Ed.


I can see no reason why the URC and Martin Anayi would cast SA adrift after they have already contributed so much to the comp's growth.

30 Go to comments
H
Head high tackle 1 hour ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

LOL, personally Id laugh loud and long if SA got removed after all the stuff SA has lied about when they did the runner on SR and constantly blamed NZ. Oh the Irony. Italy should be retained somehow as we are seeing their improvement year apon year.

30 Go to comments
N
NB 1 hour ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

Yes SW's comments made the most sense to me given what I'd been told and what I'd seen from the outside looking in Ed.


It sounds like ppl were given room to wriggle out of a sense of responsibility, and that's how it felt at the time.


As you say the geopolitics are now working against NZ. If the URC expands to include English sides it will become the biggest, and in time prob the best league in the world. It could have as many as six diff natiosn all competing in one comp.


I reckon the ABs deserved to win on Saturday even though England should have put the game away at the end. NZ were the better attacking team.

30 Go to comments
E
Ed the Duck 1 hour ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

Came up recently but the view was that current growth trajectory and existing tv contracts would stick with status quo. Apparently the welsh were talking with the Prem but they are in a very sticky position, financially and otherwise!


Then again, with private equity at the table, literally anything could happen!!


Personally I’d be very disappointed if SA & Italy were cast adrift.

30 Go to comments
N
NB 1 hour ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

Good Munster game [for both sides] though the hosts well short of full strength OM...

30 Go to comments
E
Ed the Duck 1 hour ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

Real insight from Whitelock that hits the nail bang on the head and fozzy’s biggest failing was actually self awareness on the missing piece, essential in the coaching ticket, that held feet to the fire with a real hard edge on accountability. The failure in this was perhaps even greater on the part of NZRU who must have seen the gap in requirements but were asleep at the wheel until it was too late. Any elite set up that doesn’t come with a healthy dose of fear in the mix will not cut it when it really matters.


That said, I just don’t see how NZ gets back to any kind of dominant position. Sure they can compete well but the structural issues around the geopolitics of world rugby have moved against them and they’ve got their work cut out just to stay in and around the top 3. I say this as someone who predicted they would prevail over England at Twickenham last Saturday but even then, their handling errors and poor execution in attack left a lot of points out on the pitch. I genuinely can’t recall seeing an All Black team rack up so many last pass errors in one game.

30 Go to comments
B
Bobby 1 hour ago
Scott Robertson responds to criticism over All Blacks' handling errors

Did you watch the game.or just a sore loser

33 Go to comments
N
NB 1 hour ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

He's tall for a LHP at 6'5 OM and remember the problems Angus Bell had with hingeing? Maybe they could develop him on the other side?

30 Go to comments
N
NB 1 hour ago
Are the All Blacks doomed to a 70% flatline?

Oh there rest of the world made a lot of positive strides, arrogant to think otherwise ED. Don't you believe other nations develop? South Africa? Ireland? France? Come on!


Of those you mention, I recall the one who interested me most was Elliott Dixon. Whatever happened to him? He looked like he could be the next Kaino!


Dual playmakers were always a thing, you maybe didn't notice because guys like Nonu and the two Smiths were so multi-faceted. The ppl who replaced them could not multi-task as well, esp versus [legal] rush D!

30 Go to comments
TRENDING
TRENDING 'World-class finisher' offers All Blacks selection solution Mark Tele'a scores a double at Allianz Stadium
Search