Taine Plumtree

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Taine Plumtree
Date of birth (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)
School Wellington College
Notable relative(s) John Plumtree (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Blindside Flanker
Current team Scarlets
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–2022 Wellington 23 (20)
2021–2023 Blues 6 (10)
2023– Scarlets 18 (20)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 New Zealand U20 5 (10)
2023– Wales 6 (5)

Taine Plumtree (born 9 March 2000) [1] is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for the Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship. [2] Plumtree began his career with Wellington in the NPC, and played for the Blues in Super Rugby. Plumtree has represented Wales, making his debut on 5 August 2023.

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Club career

Wellington and Blues

Plumtree was a member of the Wellington 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad. [3] He was named in the Blues squad for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season, making his debut during the season. [4] [5]

Plumtree scored a hattrick for Wellington against Northland in the opening round of the 2021 Bunnings NPC. [6]

Scarlets

On 27 June 2023, Plumtree signed for the Scarlets. [7] Plumtree made his first Scarlets appearance in a preseason friendly against the Barbarians, along with fellow new signing Ioan Lloyd. [8] Plumtree and Lloyd made their competitive debuts for the Scarlets together against the Bulls on the Scarlets’ South African tour. [9]

International career

New Zealand U20

Plumtree was part of the New Zealand U20 squad for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [10]

Wales

On 3 July 2023, Plumtree joined the Wales squad for their World Cup training camp in Switzerland. [11] Despite representing New Zealand U20, Plumtree qualified for Wales via birth, and was not bound to New Zealand.

Plumtree made his debut on 5 August 2023, coming off the bench for Wales in the first test of their 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches, against England. [12] Plumtree missed out on selection for the final squad due to a shoulder injury. [13]

On 4 November 2023 Plumtree played for Wales in a friendly against the Barbarians, coming off the bench and scoring a try. [14]

A recurrence of a shoulder injury ruled him out of the 2024 Six Nations Championship. [13]

Personal life

The son of former New Zealand sevens player and rugby coach John Plumtree, Taine was born in Wales while his father coached Swansea RFC, and later moved to South Africa when John was head coach of the Sharks. Plumtree also qualified internationally for South Africa, through his mother. [6] Taine and his brother Reece both attended Wellington College and played for their rugby team. [6]

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  12. ↑ "World Cup audition time for Wales new boys". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Scarlets' Plumtree to miss Six Nations". BBC Sport. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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