Overview

• Jerónimo Fernández Bobbio, an 18-year-old M19 player for CRAI, suffered a severe arterial hemorrhage during a clavicle and shoulder surgery in Rosario and died shortly after transfer to intensive care.
• Friends, teammates and local clubs mounted an extensive social-media blood donation campaign in the hours following his operation.
• Club de Rugby Ateneo Inmaculada, the Unión Santafesina de Rugby, Universidad Nacional del Litoral and municipal authorities issued formal condolences and suspended activities to honor his memory.
• The rarity of a fatal outcome from a standard clavicle procedure has sparked demands for a full investigation into the surgical protocols at the private Rosario hospital.
• Hospital officials have not released a detailed report on the complications that led to the hemorrhage even as tributes and calls for transparency continue.