Date of birth | 24 August 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Paul's College Avele College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Taiasina Tuifua (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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