Federico Aramburu, former Argentine rugby international, dies in a shooting in Paris

Federico Martin Aramburu, as a Los Pumas player, in a file image from 2007. PAUL ELLIS (AFP)

Former Argentine rugby international Federico Martín Aramburu died Friday night in Paris at the age of 42 after an altercation outside a bar that resulted in a shooting, local media reported.

The player, who had played for several French clubs, especially Biarritz Olympique, with whom he won two championships, in 2005 and 2006, but also at Perpignan and Dax, had 22 international appearances for the Pumas.

The events took place outside a bar in the 6th district of the French capital, where the former player was before traveling to Argentina next Monday.

He had tickets to attend the France-England this Saturday night, one of the most attractive matches of the Six Nations.

But the night before, an argument with other people led to a fight.

After being separated, several individuals returned in a vehicle and began shooting at Aramburu and another friend, killing the former rugby player.

The authors of the shots fled and are being sought by the French police, which has opened an investigation commissioned by the criminal brigade by the judge who has taken charge of the case.

Biarritz, the club in which Aramburu was a member of the Board of Directors, sent a message of condolences through Twitter: “We have learned of the death of Federico Martín Aramburu in tragic circumstances.

The whole club sends its most sincere condolences to his family, those close to him and shows them its full support”.

Perpignan also showed its "immense sadness" for this drama.

In addition to Biarritz, where he played between 2004 and 2006, Aramburu was at Perpignan between 2006 and 2008 and at Dax from 2008 to 2010, before leaving for Glasgow and finishing his career at Argentinean San Isidro.

Currently, he resided in Biarritz, where he worked in a tourist company.

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