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| Date of birth | 30 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Hyères, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Melvyn Jaminet (born 30 June 1999) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a fullback for Top 14 club Toulon and the France national team. [1]
Melvyn Jaminet was called by Fabien Galthié to the French national team for the first time in June 2021, for the Australia summer tour. [2]
On 8 July 2024, Jaminet was suspended by the French Rugby Federation due to a racist post being discovered on his social media. [3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 8 September 2023 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  New Zealand | 25–13 | 27–13 | 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 | 21 September 2023 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France |  Namibia | 85–0 | 96–0 |
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