The Basque Country and the world of rugby paid a last tribute this Saturday to Federico Martin Aramburu (42), ex-Argentine rugby international and former Biarritz Olympique player shot dead after an altercation in a bar in Paris.
His funeral was celebrated Saturday afternoon in Biarritz in French and Spanish, his mother tongue.
A large screen broadcast the ceremony on the seafront opposite the Sainte-Eugénie church, where around 600 people had gathered according to
France Bleu Pays basque
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The funeral of Federico Martin Aramburu in Biarritz
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In particular were present the president of the French Rugby Federation Bernard Laporte, his former teammates at the soundtrack - Dimitri Yachvili, Jérôme Thion, David Couzinet and Thomas Lievremont -, as well as his compatriot Gonzalo Quesada, the manager of Stade Français Paris.
A minute of applause is dedicated to the former Puma (22 selections) during all the matches of the Top 14 of the weekend, while the Biarritz Olympique players wore a t-shirt bearing the portrait of Aramburu during their warm-up and entry on the lawn of Montpellier, where they move this Saturday.
The soundtrack plans another tribute on April 2 for the reception of the Paloise Section.
