Maxime Médard
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| Date of birth | 16 November 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1995–2000 2000–2004 |
Blagnac Stade Toulousain |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004– | Stade Toulousain | 227 | (400) |
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Correct as of 9 May 2015
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008– | France | 47 | (63) |
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Correct as of 25 June 2016
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Maxime Médard (born 16 November 1986 in Toulouse) is a French rugby union player who plays his club rugby for French club Stade Toulousain in Top 14 and France internationally. He can play as both a fullback and on the wing and is described by assistant national team coach Émile Ntamack as an "incredible talent" that, during the 2010–11 season, was finally "realizing his potential". Medard is a two-time winner of the Heineken Cup and, in 2008, won the Top 14 for the first time. Also referred to as 'The French Wolverine.'
Médard began his rugby union career playing for local club Blagnac as a youth. His father, Alain, had previously played for the club in the 1980s alongside his uncle Francis. In 2000, he joined Stade Toulousain and spent four years developing. Médard achieved numerous honours as a youth winning the Gaudermen Challenge in three straight years from 2001–2003. In 2004, he made his debut with the senior team and, in the following year, turned professional. In his first year as a professional, Médard was a member of the Toulousain team that won the 2004–05 Heineken Cup. Toulouse defeated league rivals Stade Français 18–12 in the final match. Médard burst onto the scene domestically in the 2007–08 season primarily due to injuries to Vincent Clerc and Clément Poitrenaud. He featured regularly in the team that won the Top 14 that season. For his efforts, he was declared the Revelation of the Year by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). On 5 September 2010, Médard scored the fastest try in league history since 2005 after scoring after 18 seconds against La Rochelle.
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