Birth name | Joshua Sole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 February 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 17 st 4 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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