Date of birth | 2 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Vailima, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Joseph's College, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curry was educated at Nelson College from 2011 to 2012. [4]
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