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Birth name | Johan Chris Kritzinger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 December 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Jeffreys Bay, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Stellenberg High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Stellenbosch, Majuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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