Full name | Petrus Johannes Wessels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 29 November 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vereeniging, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Die Afrikaanse Hoërskool Kroonstad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of the Free State, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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