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Taine Basham
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Age: 25
Date of birth: 2nd November 1999
Place of birth: Newport
Height: 183cm / 6' 0''
Weight: 95kg / 14st 13lbs
Clubs: Bedwas,Cross Keys
Honours: Wales
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Taine Basham, who hails from Talywain, just a few miles north of Pontypool, in the Torfaen borough area of Gwent, made his senior debut for the region in the Anglo-Welsh Cup clash with Scarlets in January 2018.

The dynamic forward, who started out at junior level with Talywain RFC came through the Dragons Academy and impressed on the international stage with Wales Under-20s becoming one of the rising stars of Welsh rugby.

Basham, who has played for both Bedwas and Cross Keys in the Premiership, made nine appearances in the 2018/19 season and was named the Young Player of the Season at the region's end-of-season awards. His form for the Dragons saw him called up to Wayne Pivac’s Welsh squad for the second time ahead of the 2021 summer internationals against Canada and Argentina. Basham was then selected in Warren Gatland's 2023 World Cup Squad and has 17 caps for his country.

At the end of the 2023/24 season, the young back row had gone on to make 94 appearances for his home region scoring fifteen tries in the process becoming a big part of Dragons' squad, signing a new deal ahead of the 2024/25 season.

PLAYING RECORD
SEASON P W D L T C P DG PTS
2017/2018 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2017/2018
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
05/01/2018 Scarlets FL 0 0 0 0 0
23/03/2018 Toyota Cheetahs Rep 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/2018 Benetton Rugby Rep 0 0 0 0 0
14/04/2018 Zebre Parma Rep 0 0 0 0 0
28/04/2018 Scarlets Rep 0 0 0 0 0
2018/2019 9 1 1 7 3 0 0 0 15
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2018/2019
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
26/10/2018 Ulster Rep 0 0 0 0 0
03/11/2018 Connacht N8 1 0 0 0 5
15/02/2019 Edinburgh Rugby Rep 0 0 0 0 0
23/02/2019 Benetton Rugby Rep 0 0 0 0 0
03/03/2019 Ulster FL 1 0 0 0 5
23/03/2019 Ospreys FL 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/2019 Southern Kings FL 0 0 0 0 0
13/04/2019 Toyota Cheetahs FL 1 0 0 0 5
27/04/2019 Scarlets Rep 0 0 0 0 0
2019/2020 20 7 1 12 9 0 0 0 45
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2019/2020
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
28/09/2019 Munster Rep 0 0 0 0 0
05/10/2019 Zebre Parma FL 1 0 0 0 5
11/10/2019 Connacht FL 1 0 0 0 5
26/10/2019 Glasgow Warriors FL 1 0 0 0 5
01/11/2019 Leinster FL 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/2019 Edinburgh Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
16/11/2019 Castres Olympique N8 3 0 0 0 15
22/11/2019 Enissey STM N8 0 0 0 0 0
30/11/2019 Zebre Parma FL 1 0 0 0 5
07/12/2019 Worcester Warriors N8 0 0 0 0 0
21/12/2019 Scarlets FL 0 0 0 0 0
26/12/2019 Cardiff Rugby FL 1 0 0 0 5
04/01/2020 Ospreys FL 0 0 0 0 0
11/01/2020 Castres Olympique FL 0 0 0 0 0
22/02/2020 Glasgow Warriors Rep 0 0 0 0 0
29/02/2020 Toyota Cheetahs FL 0 0 0 0 0
06/03/2020 Benetton Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
23/08/2020 Ospreys FL 0 0 0 0 0
29/08/2020 Scarlets FL 1 0 0 0 5
18/09/2020 Bristol Bears Rep 0 0 0 0 0
2020/2021 15 4 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2020/2021
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
03/10/2020 Leinster Rep 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/2020 Zebre Parma FL 0 0 0 0 0
25/10/2020 Ulster FL 0 0 0 0 0
01/11/2020 Munster Rep 0 0 0 0 0
29/11/2020 Benetton Rugby Rep 0 0 0 0 0
05/12/2020 Glasgow Warriors FL 0 0 0 0 0
12/12/2020 Wasps FL 0 0 0 0 0
19/12/2020 Union Bordeaux-Begles FL 0 0 0 0 0
26/12/2020 Cardiff Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
01/01/2021 Scarlets FL 0 0 0 0 0
25/04/2021 Scarlets FL 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/2021 Cardiff Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
16/05/2021 Ospreys Rep 0 0 0 0 0
29/05/2021 Glasgow Warriors Rep 0 0 0 0 0
11/06/2021 Leinster Rep 0 0 0 0 0
2021/2022 16 2 0 14 2 0 0 0 10
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2021/2022
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
26/09/2021 Ospreys Rep 0 0 0 0 0
03/10/2021 Leinster Rep 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/2021 Connacht FL 0 0 0 0 0
15/10/2021 DHL Stormers FL 0 0 0 0 0
27/11/2021 Edinburgh Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
11/12/2021 USA Perpignan FL 0 0 0 0 0
17/12/2021 Lyon Olympique Universitaire FL 0 0 0 0 0
15/01/2022 Benetton Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
01/04/2022 Hollywoodbets Sharks Rep 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/2022 Gloucester Rugby FL 1 0 0 0 5
16/04/2022 Scarlets FL 1 0 0 0 5
23/04/2022 Scarlets Rep 0 0 0 0 0
30/04/2022 Zebre Parma N8 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/2022 Ospreys FL 0 0 0 0 0
13/05/2022 Cardiff Rugby Rep 0 0 0 0 0
21/05/2022 Emirates Lions FL 0 0 0 0 0
2022/2023 16 3 0 13 1 0 0 0 5
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2022/2023
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
17/09/2022 Edinburgh Rugby Rep 0 0 0 0 0
25/09/2022 Munster FL 0 0 0 0 0
01/10/2022 Hollywoodbets Sharks FL 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/2022 Benetton Rugby Rep 0 0 0 0 0
15/10/2022 Cardiff Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
01/01/2023 Scarlets FL 0 0 0 0 0
06/01/2023 Vodacom Bulls Rep 0 0 0 0 0
13/01/2023 Section Paloise FL 0 0 0 0 0
22/01/2023 Emirates Lions FL 0 0 0 0 0
28/01/2023 Glasgow Warriors N8 1 0 0 0 5
18/02/2023 Leinster FL 0 0 0 0 0
04/03/2023 Connacht FL 0 0 0 0 0
25/03/2023 Ospreys Rep 0 0 0 0 0
01/04/2023 Glasgow Warriors FL 0 0 0 0 0
14/04/2023 Ulster FL 0 0 0 0 0
22/04/2023 Scarlets FL 0 0 0 0 0
2023/2024 13 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2023/2024
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
04/11/2023 Munster N8 0 0 0 0 0
12/11/2023 Leinster FL 0 0 0 0 0
16/12/2023 Section Paloise N8 0 0 0 0 0
26/12/2023 Cardiff Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
21/01/2024 Hollywoodbets Sharks Rep 0 0 0 0 0
02/03/2024 Ulster N8 0 0 0 0 0
23/03/2024 Vodacom Bulls N8 0 0 0 0 0
29/03/2024 Zebre Parma FL 0 0 0 0 0
20/04/2024 Benetton Rugby N8 0 0 0 0 0
27/04/2024 Connacht FL 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/2024 DHL Stormers Rep 0 0 0 0 0
18/05/2024 Ospreys FL 0 0 0 0 0
01/06/2024 Scarlets FL 0 0 0 0 0
2024/2025 7 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 25
MATCHES PLAYED IN 2024/2025
DATE OPPONENT POS T C P DG PTS
05/10/2024 Hollywoodbets Sharks FL 1 0 0 0 5
13/10/2024 Emirates Lions N8 2 0 0 0 10
19/10/2024 Benetton Rugby N8 0 0 0 0 0
26/10/2024 Connacht Rep 1 0 0 0 5
30/11/2024 Cardiff Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
06/12/2024 Montpellier Herault RC FL 1 0 0 0 5
26/12/2024 Cardiff Rugby FL 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 101 18 2 81 20 0 0 0 100
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