Birth name | Joseph Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 November 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Caldicot school, Newport high | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Cardiff Met | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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