[3] Despite coming through the youth ranks at North Harbour, Pleasants-Tate made his senior ITM Cup debut with the Bay of Plenty Steamers during the 2011 season.
2016 did not prove to be as strong a year for either party, with Auckland ending up 5th in the Premiership table, outside of the playoff places and injury holding Pleasants-Tate back in the latter part of the season and restricting him to just 6 appearances during which time he managed to score 3 tries.
The Highlanders were defending Super Rugby champions in 2016, but were unable to hold on to their crown, losing out to the Lions in Johannesburg in the competition's semi-finals.
[5] Tony Brown replaced the Japan-bound Jamie Joseph as Highlanders head-coach ahead of the 2017 season and he retained Pleasants-Tate in the squad for the year.
[4] Pleasants-Tate was a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which won the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy, playing 2 times and scoring 1 try.