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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]
Born and raised in Yamanashi, Asahara played rugby 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]
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]
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 has not played for his country since June 2013. [1]
| 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 | |
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