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| Birth name | Tomasi T. Palu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 September 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 202 lb (14 st 6 lb; 92 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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