Cédric Rosalen died at the age of 43 on January 9, 2024, from a pulmonary embolism. The fundraiser, created by his friends from Narbonne, mobilized 773 donors for a final revenue of 26,421.45 euros, beyond the objective set at 25,000 euros.
Children themselves took a few euros out of their piggy bank to entrust them to their parents and appear in the solidarity credits of this film. The film will tell the story of the man behind the player and will be filmed from June, says Etienne Garcia, 32 years the director in charge of the work and who remembers with precision the great Narbonnais player that he was, with his famous and endless kicking training sessions after the collective sequence, his smile, his kindness. “He combined sensitivity, generosity and skills which made him quite unique,” says Gérard Bertrand, president of the Corbières XV amateur club of which he was the coach.