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Birth name | Milford Mate Keresoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 February 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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