With little over a month to go until the start of the 2014 Vodacom Super Rugby tournament, it’s fun fact time!

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Did you know that in 2014 the “average” Super Rugby player will be 1.87m tall and weigh 103Kg?

The closest players to these measurements are Chiefs flank Sam Cane (1.86m / 103Kg) and Stormers counterpart Siya Kolisi (1.87m / 102Kg).

Although not all of the squads have been confirmed, the heaviest players are expected to be: Ben Tameifuna (137Kg), Will Skelton (135Kg), Paul Alo-Emile & Jamie Mackintosh (130Kg) and Ofa Tu’ungafasi & Coenie Oosthuizen (129Kg).

Highlanders scrumhalf Fumiaki Tanaka is both the shortest – 1.63m – and lightest – 75Kg!

Following Andries Bekker’s move to Japan, the Crusaders’ Dominic Bird – at 2.06m – is now the tallest player in the tournament.