Simon Taty

Relentless at the contact area, Simon Taty is a flanker developing his game with US Arlequins Perpignanais. Born on 29 January 2007, the teenage loose forward has come through the club's pathway and plays with the high work rate and defensive intensity that define the breed. His strengths lie in disrupting opposition possession at the breakdown and providing willing support in the loose, the bread-and-butter duties of a modern flanker. As one of the younger members of the squad, his immediate task is to build the consistency and physical resilience that senior French rugby demands, adding the tactical maturity that turns a willing teenager into a trusted professional. Taty's energy and appetite for the contest mark him as a prospect worth following, and his development will be measured by how far that natural intensity can take him as he steps up into the unforgiving environment of a competitive Top 14 forward pack.