Birth name | Piula Fa'asalele | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | De La Salle College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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