Marc Cécillon is a former French

France

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 rugby union

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 player, who captained the national side

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 on five occasions. He represented France from 1988 to 1995, with 46 test caps, including playing in the 1991

1991 Rugby World Cup

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 and 1995

1995 Rugby World Cup

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 World Cups

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. Cécillon, who played both number 8 and flanker, was known as the Quiet 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

Bourgoin-Jallieu

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). A blood test 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 sentence was reduced to 14 years on appeal.
The French media heavily followed the case.

He was freed on parole the 7th of July 2011.