Date of birth | 21 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Port Shepstone, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Port Shepstone High School/Glenwood High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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