Cédric Heymans

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Cedric Heymans (born 20 July 1978 in Brive, France) is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Toulousain. His usual position is on the wing, and he has played for France, first representing them in 2000. He started his club career with Brive before moving to SU Agen, where he stayed until the late 1990s, before signing with Toulouse.

Heymans made his debut for France in a match against Italy in Paris as a reserve during the 2000 Six Nations Championship. He made one other appearance for France that year, starting in a match against Romania in Bucharest.

In 2002, Heymans was recalled to the French squad, and was a reserve for the national team in a match against the Wallabies in Sydney. He started in two subsequent matches for the national side later that year, in the 30 to 10 win over the Springboks in Marseille as well as the draw against the All Blacks in Paris.

Heymans did not play for France at all during 2003, including the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. In 2004, he started against the United States, and was a reserve in a subsequent match against Canada. He received a further three national caps that year, starting in the win over Australia, as well as the losses to Argentina and the All Blacks.

Heymans earned eight caps for France during 2005, playing in the 2005 Six Nations Championship matches against Ireland and Italy as well as subsequent matches against the Springboks, Australia and Canada. In 2006, he played three three tests for France during the 2006 Six Nations Championship, as well as the 2006 mid-year rugby tests against Romania and the Springboks.