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| Full name | David Glen Philander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 April 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Windhoek, South-West Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dawid Bezuidenhout High School, Windhoek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Philander (born 4 January 1987) is a rugby union winger who plays for the Welwitschias and the Namibian national rugby union team. Philander made his debut for the Namibia in 2008 and was part of the squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [1]
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