Taine Plumtree rugby player
Taine Plumtree rugby player

Taine Plumtree

9th Mar 2000 1.95m/108kg Blindside Flanker

Josh Macleod back to lead Scarlets into Cardiff derby

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Club captain Josh Macleod makes his return from injury to lead Scarlets into their United Rugby Championship clash with Cardiff Rugby at Parc y Scarlets on Saturday.   The Wales international flanker...

Wales confirm squad for Australia tour

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Senior men’s head coach Waren Gatland has confirmed the 34-player squad that will travel to Australia on 26 June. Wales will play two Test matches against the Wallabies in Sydney and Melbourne,...

Springboks vs Wales: A look at the numbers

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The world champion Springboks returned to action for the first time since winning the 2023 World Cup. A clinical performance by a South African side that had many new faces, and the ommission of regular...

36 man squad named by Wales

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales face South Africa in an away fixture at Twickenham Stadium on 22 June before heading for Australia on 26 June to play two Test matches against the Wallabies and a fixture against the Queensland...

Sam Lousi returns for Judgement Day finale

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tonga international Sam Lousi returns from injury for Saturday’s Judgement Day clash with Dragons RFC at the Cardiff City Stadium   Lousi has recovered from a rib issue and is one of two changes...

Scarlets secure bonus-point win at Zebre Parma

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gareth Davies ran in two of Scarlets’ four tries as they picked up a fourth win of the season with a 32-18 bonus-point victory over Zebre Parma at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi. Ryan Elias and Tomi Lewis...

Two changes to Scarlets side for Zebre match-up

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head coach Dwayne Peel has made two changes to his Scarlets starting XV for Friday’s BKT United Rugby Championship round 17 clash with Zebre Parma at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi (19:35 BBC Wales). Alex...

URC Round 16 Squad Announcements

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for this weekend's Round 16 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.   TEAM NEWS HEADLINES   #DRAvSTO Chris...

Morgan Jones comes into Scarlets side for Sharks clash

6 months ago

Scarlets take on the Hollywoodbets Sharks at Parc y Scarlets on Friday night (19:35; BBC Wales), showing one change to the team beaten by Edinburgh last weekend. Scotland international second row Alex...

An occasion to remember for the Plumtree family

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

There will be a very special father and son reunion in the BKT URC this weekend as John and Taine Plumtree find themselves in opposing camps. If things had worked out differently, they could have been...