Takuma Asahara
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| Date of birth | 7 September 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Yamanashi, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kofu Kogyo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hosei University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Takuma Asahara (浅原拓真, Asahara Takuma, born 7 September 1987) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the prop position.[1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3][4]
Early / Provincial Career
Born and raised in Yamanashi, Asahara played rugby all the way through school and university. He signed up with the Toshiba Brave Lupus in 2010 and has been a regular with them ever since.[2][4]
Super Rugby Career
Asahara was selected as a member of the first ever Sunwolves squad ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. He played 14 matches in their debut campaign.[2][5]
International
Asahara played 5 matches for Japan in 2013, making his debut for the Brave Blossoms on 20 April in a match against the Philippines. He hasn't played for his country since June 2013.[1]
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 18 August 2016[5]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2016 | Sunwolves | 14 | 5 | 9 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 9 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ a b "Takuma Asahara ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Takuma Asahara Sunwolves Player Profile". Super Japan Rugby. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Takuma Asahara Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Takuma Asahara Toshiba Brave Lupus Player Profile" (in Japanese). Toshiba. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Takuma Asahara itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 18 August 2016.