The return of Maxime Médard in France team coincides with the very good start of the season Stade Toulousain, which seems to have found its roots, both in terms of the game and results. The back, meanwhile, has recently been shown in the European Cup, twice against Bath and Leinster province, being elected man of the match at both meetings.
Again holder with the XV of France, Maxime Médard now serves as dad in this line back. Since his first selection in 2008 the player has come a long way and it is with this experience that he now knows how to choose his battles. Not relaunching the game systematically, his greed becoming that of a gourmet who knows when it is good to play the blows.
The age of maturity
This pure product Red and Black, Toulouse since the first hour just over 300 matches with his club and should bring confidence and serenity to the young at his side, like Damian Penaud, repositioned there is little on the wing .
Preferred to Montpellierain Benjamin Fall for his longer footwork, he is also known for his flashes and risk taking, often winning, but not always ... It is also his irregularity at the highest level and some injuries that had for a time removed from the leading roles in the French team.
At 31 years and 14 years at @StadeToulousain, @MaxMedard has grown. When talking about the Blues, his evolution, his leadership, "Wolverine" ranks claws and confides.
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Hand game ...
He is one of those players we love to see play, and he is anchored in this identity Toulouse, which he embodies today perfectly. This former role at Stade Toulousain should allow him to bring confidence and advice to neointernalists, but also and above all, to flourish with other experienced players, like Mathieu Bastareaud, may be allowing him to focus more on his role.
Paradoxically, he can also become one of his leaders whose XV of France seems to be lacking, and in a sector previously unexploited, that of creativity. If Mathieu Bastareaud stands up without doubt as the leader of combat, intensity, and duty, Morgan Parra as the metronome we would follow without thinking, Maxime Médard could just become the spearhead of the taking of initiative.
Now experienced, this accelerator knows how to feel the blows, and no longer has the same gluttony as before, who forced him to play everything to prove, and it is with this maturity that the XV of France could find a little of this ardor which he seems to miss.