Birth name | Duncan John Robertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 February 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | King Edward Technical College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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