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| Birth name | Tevita Silifou Palu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 September 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8.9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 2.4 lb (90.0 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tevita Silifou "David" Palu (born 6 September 1981 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays the position of fly-half and is currently playing for RC Timişoara in the Romanian Rugby Championship.
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