Birth name | Waisale Vatuvoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | November 10, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Queen Victoria School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of the South Pacific | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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