John Plumtree
| Date of birth | 16 July 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hawera High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Lock, Flanker | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1985–1989 1992 1988–1997 |
Taranaki Hawke's Bay Sharks (Currie Cup) |
40 12 80 |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Comps | |
| 1994–1995 | South Africa | 2 | |
| Teams coached | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1997–1901 2001–2006 2007 2008–2012 2015–present |
Swansea Wellington Sharks (assistant) Sharks (Currie Cup) Hurricanes (assistant) |
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John Plumtree is the current forwards coach for the Hurricanes and is the former head coach of the Sharks, a rugby union team which competes in the Super Rugby and Currie Cup competitions. As a player Plumtree won two Currie Cup medals with the Sharks (1990, 1996); and as a coach he guided the Sharks to Currie Cup wins in 2008 and 2010.
Plumtree was born on 16 July 1965 in Hawera, Taranaki. Plumtree and Lions coach John Mitchell were born and grew up in the same town, however, they only got to know one another later as players and coaches. Plumtree attended Hawera High School from 1976 to 1980.
Playing as a flanker in his native New Zealand, Plumtree represented Taranaki in the NPC 40 times, debuting in 1985. In 1989 he was selected to participate in trials for the All Blacks team.
Plumtree relocated to Durban, home of his South African wife. Reflecting on this move he later told the New Zealand Herald: "I did not want to get caught being a young rugby player in a small town for a long time. I thought if I got out of Hawera for a little while another door might open up." So he accepted the opportunity to play for Durban High School Old Boys RFC, home to quite a number of overseas players at the time. These included Murray Mexted, Mike Teague, Chris Butcher, Martin Whitcombe and Peter Winterbottom.
In 1988 Plumtree was selected by the then Sharks coach, Ian McIntosh. MacIntosh would later coach South Africa's national rugby union team, the Springboks. From 1988 to 1997 Plumtree played 80 matches for the Sharks, winning two Currie Cup medals (1990, 1996). In 1992, he briefly returned to New Zealand to play 14 games for Hawke's Bay.
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