Date of birth | 29 December 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maria Tshiremba (born 29 December 1995) is a South African rugby sevens player. She was a member of the South African women's sevens team that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [1] [2]
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