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| Nationality |  New Zealand |
| Born | 9 March 1994 (age 29) |
Barney Koneferenisi (born 9 March 1994) [1] is a wheelchair rugby player from New Zealand, and a member of the national team, the Wheel Blacks. [2] Koneferenisi won the 2013 NWRC GIO Most Trusted Player award, [3] and appeared on New Zealand television programme Attitude. [4]
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