Marc Cecillon
France
Full name Marc Cecillon
Born January 30, 1959, Bourgoin
Current age 65 years 80 days
Major teams World XV, France, France XV
Position No. 8
Height 6 ft 3 in
Weight 237 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 1988-1995 46 43 3 38 9 0 0 0 31 14 1 68.47
Five/Six Nations 1988-1995 18 17 1 9 2 0 0 0 12 6 0 66.66
IRB Rugby World Cup 1991-1995 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 60

Career statistics
Test debut France v Ireland at Parc des Princes, Feb 20, 1988 match details
Last Test South Africa v France at Durban, Jun 17, 1995 match details
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Profile

Marc Cecillon was a No. 8 and flanker who was capped 46 times for France, including five as captain, playing in both the 1991 and 1995 World Cups. "He was a strong player who was generous in the field. In all of his career he never had a booking, he never played dirty, he was never given a punishment like others," Serge Blanco said. He continued to play club rugby until 2003.

However, he struggled to cope with life after rugby and he turned to alcohol in between taking on low-level coaching jobs. In August 2004 he shot his wife five times after she refused to leave a party with him and was sentenced to 20 years is prison, reduced to 14 years on appeal. He was freed on parole in 2011.

Latest Articles
Dumoulin reveals Cécillon is his father (Jan 30, 2015)
Latest Photos
Apr 14, 2014
A rare sight of Marc Cecillon, former French rugby union player convicted of murdering his wife in 2004, as he arrives at the court in Bourgoin-Jallieu
A rare sight of Marc Cecillon, former French rugby union player convicted of murdering his wife in 2004, as he arrives at the court in Bourgoin-Jallieu
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