Date of birth | 21 March 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 127 kg (20 st 0 lb; 280 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. Patrick's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Massey University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nic Fitisemanu is a retired New Zealand rugby union player of Samoan descent who played number 8 for Nottingham, Newport Gwent Dragons and Bourg-en-Bresse.
He is now coaching at his former club Marist St Pats in Wellington. [1]
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