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| Birth name | Raymond Tatafu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 February 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raymond Tatafu (born 14 February 1995) [1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Counties Manukau in the National Provincial Championship. His playing position is lock.
Born in Tonga, he moved to New Zealand with his family at the age of 14. [2]
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