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Full name | Jona Malanicagi Nareki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sigatoka, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Feilding High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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