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Scrum V

In Conversation with Taine Plumtree

Scrum V

BBC

Sports, Rugby

4.6961 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Gareth Rhys Owen catches up with Taine Plumtree to talk about the Wales back row's rugby upbringing in South Africa and New Zealand, having a famous coach as a father and returning to the land of his birth.

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Hello, welcome to Scrum 5 in conversation.

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I'm Garthry-Souin and this week my chat is with Tain Plumtree. Tain of course is the

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24-year-old back rower who's had quite a journey on his way to wearing the red of

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Wales and the scarlets. He was born in Wales when his dad John was

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coaching Swansea. His mom is South African and his childhood was well quite

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nomadic. It's clear that this upbringing has had quite an effect on him as a rugby player as he

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looks to establish himself as a starter for Wales. So here he is, Tain Pumtree. So what are you now you're 18 months in Wales no not not not not much about 14 months. Because you you got the call he came

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over and then you went straight to Switzerland was it? Yeah that's it I I spent about

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three days in London after getting air and then straight on the on the plane to Switzerland

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So you born in Swansea, Morrison?

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Um, no. No, no.

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It's on my passport.

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Oh, it's s skitti on my passport. The hospital,

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