Scottish international Finn Russell was the victim of a burglary in his absence on Saturday in Hauts-de-Seine.
The suspect wanted to steal a lot of jewelry but was quickly caught in the act.
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An individual broke into the home of the Racing 92 opener while he was playing the Top 14 match against Perpignan.
The burglar wanted to steal gold rings and a luxury Patek Philippe brand watch that he noticed on the player and his wife's latest Instagram posts.
Everything was going well for the suspect until he was arrested by investigators from the Parisian judicial police on leaving the rugby player's home, loot in hand.
A suspected accomplice was arrested in Paris the next morning.
Monitored for 3 months already
It had already been 3 months since the banditry repression brigade (BRB) of the Parisian judicial police had been monitoring the two culprits.
These two individuals, aged 25 and 36, were known to the police and had already carried out a previous burglary at the beginning of last August in Paris by adopting the same modus operandi and also stealing luxury jewellery.
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The two men were taken into custody but prefer to remain silent.
Investigators have discovered that an international footballer playing in a Yvelines club was also a target of burglars.
The latter were brought before the Paris prosecutor's office on Wednesday.
They will soon be tried in correctional and have been imprisoned pending their future trial.