There’s a Welsh troublemaker stirring up Bok tempers – and his name’s Taine Plumtree.
📅 10 October, Llanelli: Scarlets vs Stormers. Plumtree squares up to Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu – bump, chirp, grin – and suddenly the Springbok prodigy’s ruffled.
📅 25 October, Durban: Scarlets vs Sharks. Siya Kolisi himself takes exception to the same Welsh loose forward. Another shove, another smirk, same story.
Two matches. Two South African favourites visibly annoyed. One Welsh forward walking away like a man who’s just won a mental battle.
Plumtree’s not just tackling hard – he’s chirping smart. He’s got that perfect mix of edge and mischief that makes world champions lose composure.
And the irony? He’s doing it in South Africa, against his dad’s team. John Plumtree built the Sharks’ toughness – now his son’s the one testing it.
Plumtree might be wearing Welsh red, but right now, he’s public enemy number one in South African rugby circles – and loving every second of it.
