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| Full name | Christopher Vaefaga | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1987 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Five-eighth, Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Chris Vaefaga was born in Auckland, New Zealand
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