Date of birth | 15 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Basingstoke, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (15.4 st; 216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Henley college | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | UCD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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