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624:Rabeni
619:Lotawa
394:Bilbao
320:Malapo
305:Tongan
297:
205:Chiefs
86:Weight
78:Height
68:Malapo
1522:Tupou
1502:Taufa
1487:Kiole
1462:Havea
1417:(rep)
1400:Lutui
1379:Hehea
1278:Taufa
1243:Iongi
1216:Backs
1147:Lutui
1132:Hehea
1015:Lutui
998:Tonga
984:Lavea
905:Samoa
743:Moala
738:Lutui
711:Tonga
672:Lavea
655:Samoa
386:Pro14
340:Tonga
336:Tonga
322:near
264:Tonga
239:Years
221:Blues
180:Years
121:Years
72:Tonga
1581:stub
1527:Vaka
1492:Lilo
1472:Hola
1446:Vaki
1431:Toke
1421:Pulu
1405:Maka
1390:Latu
1296:Maka
1268:Palu
1248:Lilo
1233:Helu
1172:Pulu
1162:Maka
1035:Vaki
1010:Latu
967:Va'a
937:Polu
932:Pisi
848:Fiji
702:Vili
682:Lima
677:Levi
599:Bobo
587:Fiji
505:2021
465:2021
443:2021
249:Apps
244:Team
217:2005
201:2003
190:Apps
185:Team
169:(45)
142:2005
131:Apps
126:Team
109:Prop
1258:Moa
1058:Lam
922:Leo
882:(c)
855:Bai
792:Boe
594:Bai
287:(0)
271:(5)
228:(0)
212:(0)
166:255
153:(0)
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268:17
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1394:c
1392:(
1329:e
1322:t
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1166:c
1164:(
1092:e
1085:t
1078:v
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812:v
565:e
558:t
551:v
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284:5
225:4
209:0
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