Complex sentence: A spell as temporary head coach of the Sharks in 2007 was followed by a stint as assistant to Super 14 coach Dick Muir, with whom Plumtree had been team mates at the Sharks during their playing days.
Split into simpler sentences: A spell as temporary head coach of the Sharks in 2007 was followed by a stint as assistant to Super 14 coach Dick Muir. Plumtree and Muir had been team mates at the Sharks during their playing days.