Maxime Médard: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Importing Wikidata short description: "French rugby union player" (Shortdesc helper)
m date format audit, minor formatting, typo(s) fixed: from 2001–2003 → from 2001 to 2003
 
(15 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|French rugby union player}}
{{short description|French rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Maxime Médard
| name = Maxime Médard
Line 16: Line 16:
| relatives =
| relatives =
| ru_position = [[Rugby union positions#Full-back|Full-back]], [[Rugby union positions#Wing|Wing]], [[Rugby union positions#Centre|Centre]]
| ru_position = [[Rugby union positions#Full-back|Full-back]], [[Rugby union positions#Wing|Wing]], [[Rugby union positions#Centre|Centre]]
| youthyears1 = 1995–2000
| ru_amateuryears = 1995–2000 <br /> 2000–2004
| youthyears2 = 2000–2004
| ru_amateurclubs = [[Blagnac SCR|Blagnac]]<br />[[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Blagnac SCR|Blagnac]]
| ru_clubyears = 2004–
| ru_proclubs = [[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]
| youthclubs2 = [[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]
| ru_clubcaps = 315
| years1 = 2004–2022
| clubs1 = [[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]
| ru_clubpoints = (525)
| ru_clubupdate = 15 June 2019
| apps1 = 367
| points1 = 570
| ru_clubupdate = 10 June 2022
| ru_nationalyears = 2008–2019
| ru_nationalyears = 2008–2019
| ru_nationalteam = [[France national rugby union team|France]]
| ru_nationalteam = [[France national rugby union team|France]]
Line 28: Line 30:
| ru_nationalpoints = (73)
| ru_nationalpoints = (73)
| ru_ntupdate = 20 October 2019
| ru_ntupdate = 20 October 2019
| medals =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Rugby union]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ru|FRA|1974}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Rugby World Cup]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011 New Zealand]]|[[2011 Rugby World Cup squads|Squad]]}}
}}
}}


'''Maxime Médard''' (born 16 November 1986) is a French [[rugby union]] player who plays his club rugby for French club [[Stade Toulousain]] in [[Top 14]] and [[France national rugby union team|France]] internationally. He can play as both a [[Rugby union positions#Full-back|full-back]] and on the [[Rugby union positions#Wing|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".<ref name="medard_life">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jun/13/new-zealand-france-maxime-medard|title=Six Nations 2011: France's Maxime Médard comes in from the cold|last=Averis|first=Mike|date=11 February 2011|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=11 February 2011}}</ref> 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.'
'''Maxime Médard''' (born 16 November 1986) is a former French [[rugby union]] player who plays his club rugby for French club [[Stade Toulousain]] in [[Top 14]] and [[France national rugby union team|France]] internationally. He can play as both a [[Rugby union positions#Full-back|full-back]] and on the [[Rugby union positions#Wing|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".<ref name="medard_life">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jun/13/new-zealand-france-maxime-medard|title=Six Nations 2011: France's Maxime Médard comes in from the cold|last=Averis|first=Mike|date=11 February 2011|work=The Guardian|access-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> 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.'


== Career ==
== Career ==


=== Club ===
=== Club ===
Médard began his rugby union career playing for local club [[Blagnac SCR|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, though Médard was not part of the team that won the final.<ref>{{cite news
Médard began his rugby union career playing for local club [[Blagnac SCR|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 to 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, though Médard was not part of the team that won the final.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/european/4559935.stm
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/european/4559935.stm
|title=Stade Francais 12-18 Toulouse
|title=Stade Francais 12-18 Toulouse
|publisher=BBC
|publisher=BBC
|date=22 May 2005 |accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> 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). He started the 2010 Heineken Cup Final as Toulouse defeated Biarritz.<ref>{{cite news
|date=22 May 2005 |access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> 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 [[National Rugby League (France)]] (LNR). He started the 2010 Heineken Cup Final as Toulouse defeated Biarritz.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8687906.stm
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8687906.stm
|title=Biarritz 19-21 Toulouse
|title=Biarritz 19-21 Toulouse
|publisher=BBC
|publisher=BBC
|date=22 May 2010 |accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> On 5 September 2010, Médard scored the fastest try in league history since 2005 after scoring after 18 seconds against [[Stade Rochelais|La Rochelle]].
|date=22 May 2010 |access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> On 5 September 2010, Médard scored the fastest try in league history since 2005 after scoring after 18 seconds against [[Stade Rochelais|La Rochelle]].


=== International ===
=== International ===
Prior to playing for the senior team, Médard was a regular international at youth level. In 2005, he was a member of the under-21 team that played at the [[2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship]] in Argentina. In the ensuing season, Médard won the [[2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship|2006 edition of the competition]] that was played on home soil. He earned his first senior cap [[France national rugby union team|France]] in November 2008 during a test series match against [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]]. He appeared in subsequent test matches against the [[Pacific Islanders]] and the [[All Blacks]]. Médard's positive play within the team resulted in the player earning selection to the team that participated in the [[2009 Six Nations]] Championship. In June 2009, Médard scored the late try that sealed France's first victory over the All Blacks in [[New Zealand]] since 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jun/13/new-zealand-france-maxime-medard|title=Maxime Médard breakaway try earns France historic win over All Blacks|last=Miller|first=Herman|date=13 June 2009|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=19 July 2009}}</ref>
Prior to playing for the senior team, Médard was a regular international at youth level. In 2005, he was a member of the under-21 team that played at the [[2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship]] in Argentina. In the ensuing season, Médard won the [[2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship|2006 edition of the competition]] that was played on home soil. He earned his first senior cap [[France national rugby union team|France]] in November 2008 during a test series match against [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]]. He appeared in subsequent test matches against the [[Pacific Islanders]] and the [[All Blacks]]. Médard's positive play within the team resulted in the player earning selection to the team that participated in the [[2009 Six Nations]] Championship. In June 2009, Médard scored the late try that sealed France's first victory over the All Blacks in [[New Zealand]] since 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jun/13/new-zealand-france-maxime-medard|title=Maxime Médard breakaway try earns France historic win over All Blacks|last=Miller|first=Herman|date=13 June 2009|work=The Guardian|access-date=19 July 2009}}</ref>

Médard announced his retirement from rugby in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-04 |title=The retired class of 2022 |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/778367?lang=en |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=world.rugby}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Jared |date=2022-12-19 |title=Retiring Class of 2022: The rugby greats who called time on their careers |url=https://www.planetrugby.com/news/retiring-class-of-2022-xv-club-stalwarts-and-rugby-world-cup-winners-who-brought-their-careers-to-a-close-this-year |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=PlanetRugby |language=en}}</ref>


== International Tries ==
== International Tries ==
Line 53: Line 62:
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result (France-...) !! Competition
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result (France-...) !! Competition
|-
|-
| 1. || 15 November 2008 || [[Stade Bonal]], [[Sochaux]], France || [[Pacific Islanders rugby union team|Pacific Islanders]] || <center>42–17</center> || [[Test match (rugby union)|Test Match]]
| 1. || 15 November 2008 || [[Stade Bonal]], [[Sochaux]], France || [[Pacific Islanders rugby union team|Pacific Islanders]] || {{center|42–17}} || [[Test match (rugby union)|Test Match]]
|-
|-
| 2. || 7 February 2009 || [[Croke Park]], Dublin, Ireland || {{ru|IRE}} || <center>21–30</center> || [[2009 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
| 2. || 7 February 2009 || [[Croke Park]], Dublin, Ireland || {{ru|IRE}} || {{center|21–30}} || [[2009 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
|-
|-
| 3. || 21 March 2009 || [[Stadio Flaminio]], Rome, Italy || {{ru|ITA}} || <center>50–8</center> || [[2009 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
| 3. || 21 March 2009 || [[Stadio Flaminio]], Rome, Italy || {{ru|ITA}} || {{center|50–8}} || [[2009 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
|-
|-
| 4. || 21 March 2009 || [[Stadio Flaminio]], Rome, Italy || {{ru|ITA}} || <center>50–8</center> || [[2009 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
| 4. || 21 March 2009 || [[Stadio Flaminio]], Rome, Italy || {{ru|ITA}} || {{center|50–8}} || [[2009 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
|-
|-
| 5. || 13 June 2009 || [[Carisbrook]], [[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]] || {{ru|NZL}} || <center>27–22</center> || [[Test match (rugby union)|Test Match]]
| 5. || 13 June 2009 || [[Carisbrook]], [[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]] || {{ru|NZL}} || {{center|27–22}} || [[Test match (rugby union)|Test Match]]
|-
|-
| 6. || 13 November 2010 || [[Stade de la Beaujoire]], [[Nantes]], France || {{ru|FIJ}} || <center>34–12</center> || [[Test match (rugby union)|Test Match]]
| 6. || 13 November 2010 || [[Stade de la Beaujoire]], [[Nantes]], France || {{ru|FIJ}} || {{center|34–12}} || [[Test match (rugby union)|Test Match]]
|-
|-
| 7. || 5 February 2011 || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || {{ru|SCO}} || <center>34–21</center> || [[2011 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
| 7. || 5 February 2011 || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || {{ru|SCO}} || {{center|34–21}} || [[2011 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
|-
|-
| 8. || 13 February 2011 || [[Aviva Stadium]], Dublin, Ireland || {{ru|IRE}} || <center>25–22</center> || [[2011 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
| 8. || 13 February 2011 || [[Aviva Stadium]], Dublin, Ireland || {{ru|IRE}} || {{center|25–22}} || [[2011 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
|-
|-
| 9. || 8 October 2011 || [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] || {{ru|ENG}} || <center>19–12</center> || [[2011 Rugby World Cup]]
| 9. || 8 October 2011 || [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] || {{ru|ENG}} || {{center|19–12}} || [[2011 Rugby World Cup]]
|-
|-
| 10. || 26 February 2012 || [[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] || {{ru|SCO}} || <center>23–17</center> || [[2012 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
| 10. || 26 February 2012 || [[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] || {{ru|SCO}} || {{center|23–17}} || [[2012 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
|-
|-
| 11. || 16 March 2013 || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || {{ru|SCO}} || <center>23–16</center> || [[2013 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
| 11. || 16 March 2013 || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || {{ru|SCO}} || {{center|23–16}} || [[2013 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
|-
|-
| 12. || 13 February 2016 || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || {{ru|IRE}} || <center>10–9</center> || [[2016 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
| 12. || 13 February 2016 || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || {{ru|IRE}} || {{center|10–9}} || [[2016 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]]
|-
|-
| 13. || 17 August 2019 || [[Allianz Riviera]], Nice, France || {{ru|SCO}} || <center>32–3</center> || [[2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches|Rugby World Cup warm-up matches]]
| 13. || 17 August 2019 || [[Allianz Riviera]], Nice, France || {{ru|SCO}} || {{center|32–3}} || [[2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches|Rugby World Cup warm-up matches]]
|-
|-
| 14. || 17 August 2019 || [[Allianz Riviera]], Nice, France || {{ru|SCO}} || <center>32–3</center> || [[2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches|Rugby World Cup warm-up matches]]
| 14. || 17 August 2019 || [[Allianz Riviera]], Nice, France || {{ru|SCO}} || {{center|32–3}} || [[2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches|Rugby World Cup warm-up matches]]
|}
|}


Line 86: Line 95:
=== Club ===
=== Club ===
{{Flag icon|France}} '''[[Stade Toulousain]]'''
{{Flag icon|France}} '''[[Stade Toulousain]]'''
*[[Top 14]]: [[2007–08 Top 14 season|2007–08]], [[2010-11 Top 14 season|2010–11]], [[2011-12 Top 14 season|2011–12]], [[2018-19 Top 14 season|2018–19]]
*[[Top 14]]: [[2007–08 Top 14 season|2007–08]], [[2010–11 Top 14 season|2010–11]], [[2011–12 Top 14 season|2011–12]], [[2018–19 Top 14 season|2018–19]], [[2020–21 Top 14 season|2020–21]]
*[[Heineken Cup]]: [[2004–05 Heineken Cup|2005]], [[2009–10 Heineken Cup|2010]]
*[[Heineken Cup]]: [[2004–05 Heineken Cup|2005]], [[2009–10 Heineken Cup|2010]], [[2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup|2021]]


=== International ===
=== International ===
Line 101: Line 110:


{{Stade Toulousain squad}}
{{Stade Toulousain squad}}
{{Navboxes colour
{{Navboxes
|title=France squads
|title=France squads
|bg=#0055A4
|bg=#0055A4
Line 110: Line 119:
{{France Squad 2019 Rugby World Cup}}
{{France Squad 2019 Rugby World Cup}}
}}
}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Medard, Maxime}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Medard, Maxime}}
[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:1986 births]]
Line 118: Line 128:
[[Category:Rugby union fullbacks]]
[[Category:Rugby union fullbacks]]
[[Category:France international rugby union players]]
[[Category:France international rugby union players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Toulouse]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from Toulouse]]
[[Category:2011 Rugby World Cup players]]
[[Category:2019 Rugby World Cup players]]

Latest revision as of 03:12, 18 March 2024

Maxime Médard
Date of birth (1986-11-16) 16 November 1986 (age 37)
Place of birthToulouse, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-back, Wing, Centre
Youth career
1995–2000 Blagnac
2000–2004 Toulouse
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2022 Toulouse 367 (570)
Correct as of 10 June 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2019 France 63 (73)
Correct as of 20 October 2019
Medal record
Men's Rugby union
Representing  France
Rugby World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2011 New Zealand Squad

Maxime Médard (born 16 November 1986) is a former 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 full-back 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".[1] 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.'

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

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 to 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, though Médard was not part of the team that won the final.[2] 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 National Rugby League (France) (LNR). He started the 2010 Heineken Cup Final as Toulouse defeated Biarritz.[3] On 5 September 2010, Médard scored the fastest try in league history since 2005 after scoring after 18 seconds against La Rochelle.

International[edit]

Prior to playing for the senior team, Médard was a regular international at youth level. In 2005, he was a member of the under-21 team that played at the 2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship in Argentina. In the ensuing season, Médard won the 2006 edition of the competition that was played on home soil. He earned his first senior cap France in November 2008 during a test series match against Argentina. He appeared in subsequent test matches against the Pacific Islanders and the All Blacks. Médard's positive play within the team resulted in the player earning selection to the team that participated in the 2009 Six Nations Championship. In June 2009, Médard scored the late try that sealed France's first victory over the All Blacks in New Zealand since 1994.[4]

Médard announced his retirement from rugby in 2022.[5][6]

International Tries[edit]

# Date Venue Opponent Result (France-...) Competition
1. 15 November 2008 Stade Bonal, Sochaux, France Pacific Islanders
42–17
Test Match
2. 7 February 2009 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland  Ireland
21–30
Six Nations Championship
3. 21 March 2009 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy  Italy
50–8
Six Nations Championship
4. 21 March 2009 Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy  Italy
50–8
Six Nations Championship
5. 13 June 2009 Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand  New Zealand
27–22
Test Match
6. 13 November 2010 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France  Fiji
34–12
Test Match
7. 5 February 2011 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Scotland
34–21
Six Nations Championship
8. 13 February 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland  Ireland
25–22
Six Nations Championship
9. 8 October 2011 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand  England
19–12
2011 Rugby World Cup
10. 26 February 2012 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland  Scotland
23–17
Six Nations Championship
11. 16 March 2013 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Scotland
23–16
Six Nations Championship
12. 13 February 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Ireland
10–9
Six Nations Championship
13. 17 August 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France  Scotland
32–3
Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
14. 17 August 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France  Scotland
32–3
Rugby World Cup warm-up matches

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

France Stade Toulousain

International[edit]

France France

References[edit]

  1. ^ Averis, Mike (11 February 2011). "Six Nations 2011: France's Maxime Médard comes in from the cold". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Stade Francais 12-18 Toulouse". BBC. 22 May 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Biarritz 19-21 Toulouse". BBC. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. ^ Miller, Herman (13 June 2009). "Maxime Médard breakaway try earns France historic win over All Blacks". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  5. ^ "The retired class of 2022". world.rugby. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ^ Wright, Jared (19 December 2022). "Retiring Class of 2022: The rugby greats who called time on their careers". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

External links[edit]