Heymans eager to make most of France recall before squad cull

MARC LIEVREMONT’S gift for the unexpected makes second-guessing the French coach a foolish business but the expectation is that Cedric Heymans will be named in the national squad on Sunday.

That the 31-year old is in the frame at all was initially a shock in itself.

When Lievremont named his provisional panel in May, he stayed true to his capacity for left-field thinking, omitting such stellar names as Yannick Jauzion, Clement Poitrenaud and Sebastien Chabal but Heymans made the cut.

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