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1154:Tevita Li
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160:2015–2021
1302:Forwards
1293:Auckland
963:Will Hay
941:Forwards
313:and the
307:Auckland
252:(Points)
148:Auckland
138:(Points)
51:Auckland
1314:Ben Ake
343:ITM Cup
311:ITM Cup
309:in the
99:Flanker
1485:AJ Lam
482:Points
461:Starts
452:Season
288:
74:School
66:Weight
58:Height
1539:Coach
1438:Backs
1243:Coach
1107:Backs
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583:Total
544:Blues
499:Blues
479:Drops
470:Tries
458:Games
364:Blues
315:Blues
237:Years
207:2023–
176:2022–
164:Blues
144:2014–
123:Years
890:2016
864:2016
842:2016
820:2016
798:2014
770:2016
745:2016
710:2014
685:2014
653:2014
539:2016
494:2015
488:Red
476:Pens
473:Cons
467:Mins
455:Team
432:2015
388:2017
351:2016
305:for
269:(20)
258:2015
247:Apps
242:Team
187:(15)
171:(30)
155:(40)
133:Apps
128:Team
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557:535
512:129
485:Yel
464:Sub
317:in
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