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| Date of birth | June 29, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kilive Naloli (born 26 September 1975) is a Fijian-born Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a centre. He played for the Japan national rugby sevens team in the 2003-04 IRB Sevens World Series and in the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
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