Takuma Asahara

Takuma Asahara
Date of birth	7 September 1987 (age 37)
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
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Tighthead Prop
Current team	Hino Red Dolphins
Senior career
Years	Team
2010–2019	Toshiba Brave Lupus
2016–2019	Sunwolves
2020–2023	Hino Red Dolphins
2023–	Urayasu D-Rocks
	Correct as of 20 February 2021
International career
Years	Team
2013–2018	Japan
	Correct as of 20 February 2021

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 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 has not 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
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.

[Takuma_Asahara_ESPN_Scrum_Player_Profile-1] "Takuma Asahara ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[Takuma_Asahara_Sunwolves_Player_Profile-2] "Takuma Asahara Sunwolves Player Profile". Super Japan Rugby. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[Takuma_Asahara_Top_League_Player_Profile-3] "Takuma Asahara Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[Takuma_Asahara_Toshiba_Brave_Lupus_Player_Profile-4] "Takuma Asahara Toshiba Brave Lupus Player Profile" (in Japanese). Toshiba. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[Takuma_Asahara_itsrugby_Player_Statistics-5] "Takuma Asahara itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

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