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Taine Basham

Taine Basham

Cap No 1168

Profile Biog
DOB 02nd Nov 1999
Birthplace Abergavenny
Position Back row
Club/Region Dragons
Height 1.83 m (6' 0“)
Weight 95.91 kg (15st 1lbs)
First club Talywain
School Pentwyn

Basham, who hails from Talywain, just a few miles north of Pontypool, in the Torfaen borough area of Gwent, made his senior Dragons debut for the region in the Anglo-Welsh Cup clash with Scarlets in January 2018.

He started out at junior level with Talywain and has been developed in the Dragons Academy. He has also impressed on the international stage with Wales U20s and Wales Sevens.

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.

Basham made his debut for the Dragons in 2017 having previously played for the Dragons academy, Bedwas and Cross Keys.

Basham was first selected in the senior Wales squad to face the Barbarians in an uncapped international in November 2019. He was then called up for the Six Nations squad of 2020 alongside his former Wales U20 captain Dewi Lake on 5 February 2020.

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First Team

Josh Adams

Josh Adams

Wing

Adam Beard

Adam Beard

Lock

Gareth Davies

Gareth Davies

Scrum Half

Seb Davies

Seb Davies

Lock

Elliot Dee

Elliot Dee

Hooker

Ryan Elias

Ryan Elias

Hooker

Wyn Jones

Wyn Jones

Prop

Dillon Lewis

Dillon Lewis

Tighthead prop

George North

George North

Centre

Aaron Wainwright

Aaron Wainwright

Back Row

Owen watkin

Owen Watkin

Centre

Tomas Williams

Tomos Williams

Scrum Half

Ken Owens

Ken Owens

Hooker

Justin Tipuric

Justin Tipuric

Back Row

Leon Brown

Leon Brown

Prop

Taine Basham

Taine Basham

Back row

Will Rowlands

Will Rowlands

Second Row

Nick Tompkins

Nick Tompkins

Centre

Kieran Hardy

Kieran Hardy

Half back

Ioan Lloyd

Ioan Lloyd

Fly half

Tom Rogers

Tom Rogers

Winger

Gareth Thomas

Gareth Thomas

Loosehead prop

Tommy Reffell

Tommy Reffell

Flanker

Harri O'Connor

Harri O'Connor

Tighthead prop

Sam Costelow

Sam Costelow

Fly half

Rio Dyer

Rio Dyer

Winger

Dafydd Jenkins

Dafydd Jenkins

Second Row

Teddy Williams

Teddy Williams

Second Row

Mason Grady

Mason Grady

Centre

Corey Domachowski

Corey Domachowski

Loosehead prop

Kemsley Mathias

Kemsley Mathias

Loosehead prop

Keiron Assiratti

Keiron Assiratti

Tighthead prop

Cai Evans

Cai Evans

Full back

Taine Basham

Joe Roberts

Centre

Cameron Winnett

Cameron Winnett

Full back

Alex Mann

Alex Mann

Flanker

Evan Lloyd

Evan Lloyd

Hooker

Taine Basham

Mackenzie Martin

Back Row

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