Full name | Manuel Johern Rass | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Somerset West, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Paarl Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of the Witwatersrand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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