 Conrad Marais at the 2015 Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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