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Full name | Elijah Roltinga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea | 10 September 2003|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 21 October 2024 |
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