Marc Cécillon

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Marc Cécillon
Personal information
Date of birth	July 30 1959 ( 1959-07-30) (age 48)
Place of birth	Bourgoin-Jallieu
Height	1.93
Weight	110
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Number 8
Amateur clubs
??-1976 1999-2003	Saint-Savin Beaurepaire

Professional clubs		Caps	(points)
1976-1999	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu

National team(s)		Caps	(points)
1988-1995	France	46	(38)

Marc Cécillon (born 30 July 1959) is a former French rugby union player, who captained the national side on five occasions. He represented France from 1988 to 1995, with 46 test caps, including playing in the 1991 and 1995 World Cups. Cécillon, who played both number 8 and flanker, was known as theQuiet Man of French rugby.

In August 2004, Cécillon was arrested by French police for murdering his wife, whom he shot in front of 60 people at a party in Saint Savin (near to Bourgoin-Jallieu). Blood exam showed that Cécillon was drunk. On 10 November 2006 Cécillon was found guilty of murdering his wife and sentenced to 20 years in prison, five more years than the prosecution had sought. The French media heavily followed the case.[1].

v • d • e France squad - 1995 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Armary • Benazzi • Benetton • Benezech • Brouzet • Cabannes • Califano • Cécillon • Cigagna • Costes • De Rougemont • Gallart • Gonzales • Merle • Roumat

Backs	Accoceberry • Delaigue • Deylaud • Galthié • Hueber • Lacroix • Mesnel • N'Tamack • Sadourny • Saint-André (c) • Sella • Techoueyres • Viars

Coach	Berbizier

v • d • e France squad - 1991 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Benazzi • Cabannes • Cadieu • Cécillon • Champ • Lascube • Marocco • Ondarts • Roumat

Backs	Blanco (c) • Camberabero • Galthié • Lacroix • Lafond • Lagisquet • Mesnel • Sadourny • Saint-André • Sella

Coach	Dubroca