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RISING STARS

1 DANE ZANDER

Age 20 (23 August 1999) Born Brisbane Position Prop Club Queensland Reds Country Australia

When did you first get involved in rugby? When I was seven for my local club, the Albany Creek Brumbies. My parents and friends from primary school encouraged me to play. During high school, I played for St Joseph’s Nudgee College from the age of ten to 17.

The camaraderie and friendships you build from the game. I

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