Full name | Dane Gordon Zander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 August 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 128 kg (282 lb; 20 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Joseph's College, Nudgee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zander previously played for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. He made his debut for the Reds in round 1 of the 2020 Super Rugby season. [3]
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