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| Full name | Du'Plessis Ariu Kirifi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Francis Douglas Memorial College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Du'Plessis Ariu Kirifi (born 3 March 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby and Wellington in the Bunnings NPC. His position is flanker. He has played for the Hurricanes since 2019. [1]
He attended Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth [2] and is of Samoan descent. [3]
He is named after Morné du Plessis, former captain of the Springboks. [4]