Full name | Ippei Asada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 June 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (11 st 11 lb; 165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ippei Asada (浅田一平, Asada Ippei, born 26 June 1980) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a scrum-half. He spent his whole career playing for Toyota Verblitz in Japan's domestic Top League, playing over 75 times and captaining the side. [1] His performances domestically earned him a call-up as a replacement player for the 2011 Rugby World Cup for Japan. [2] He though did not make an appearance at the World Cup, or in any other matches for Japan. [3]
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