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| Birth name | Grason Makara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 May 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grason Makara (born 7 May 2000 in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Force in Global Rapid Rugby and the Super Rugby AU competition. His original playing position is centre. He was named in the Force squad for the Global Rapid Rugby competition in 2020. [1] [2] [3]
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