Birth name | Serupepeli Uru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lautoka, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Attended the prestigious Ratu Kadavulevu School with whom he won the U18 Deans Trophy in 2015 before being recruited to Rotorua Boys' High School in New Zealand where he won National title with their 1st XV. He is the son of Former Fiji 7's player, Tuidriva Bainivalu
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