Melvyn Rates

Melvyn Rates is a dynamic and physical back-row forward who joined Montpellier Hérault Rugby's senior squad after progressing through the club's academy system. His career highlight to date is earning a professional contract with the Top 14 side, where he is regarded as a hard-working and tenacious defender. Rates primarily provides depth and energy to the pack, developing his game with an eye toward securing a more prominent role in the team's formidable loose forward contingent.