Birth name | Kieran Roche | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 May 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
School | Trinity School of John Whitgift | ||||||||||||||||||||
University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
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