Birth name | Nathan Buck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 August 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Abergavenny, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 124 kg (19 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Buck moved to Ealing Trailfinders 2014–15.
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