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| Date of birth | 20 November 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Rehoboth, South West Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15.1 st) | ||||||||||||||||
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Deon Mouton (born 20 November 1974 in Rehoboth) is a Namibian rugby union Wing(rugby union)|wing. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. [1]
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