Ryota Asano
{{Short description|Japan international rugby union player}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
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| birth_name = Ryota Asano
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|9|25}}
| birth_place = Chiba Prefecture, Japan
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| weight = {{convert|224|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| school = Hongō High School
| university = Hosei University
| position = Flanker, Lock, Number 8
| amatyears1 =
| amatyears2 = -2002
| amatteam1 = Hongō High School
| amatteam2 = Hosei University
| years1 = 2002-2014
| clubs1 = NEC
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| repyears1 = 2002-2007
| repteam1 = {{nrut|Japan}}
| repcaps1 = 22
| reppoints1 = 0
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{{nihongo|Ryota Asano|浅野良太|Asano Ryōta}} (born Chiba Prefecture, 25 September 1979) is a Japanese rugby union player with 22 caps and 0 points in aggregate. He played as flanker, lock and number eight. His nickname is {{nihongo|Popi|ぽぴ～|Popi~}}.
Career
Asano started to play rugby when he attended Hongō High School. Later, he went to play for the Hosei University rugby union team until his graduation in 2002, when he joined NEC, where he would play for his entire club career until his retirement in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://rugby-rp.com/news.asp?idx=105592&code_s=1002|title=NECキャプテンの浅野良太が引退！ SH藤戸恭平らもブーツ脱ぐ|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} At international level he debuted for a non-test Japan national team in 2002, although his first test cap would be on 5 June 2003, during a match against Australia A, at Hanazono, Osaka. He was also part of the 2003 and 2007 Japan World Cup squads. His last international cap was on 20 September 2007, during a match against Wales, at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/14205.html|title=Ryota Asano Inose|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2019-07-12}} As of September 2012, Asano played 100 games in Top League.{{Cite web|url=http://archive.top-league.jp/award/persona2012.html|title=TOP LEAGUE OFFICIAL SITE - 個人表彰|website=archive.top-league.jp|access-date=2019-07-12}} After his retirement, Asano became coach of the {{ill|Kokugakuin High School|ja|國學院大學栃木中学校・高等学校}} rugby team in Tochigi.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanspo.com/rugby/news/20140415/top14041503460002-n1.html|title=【ゆく人くる人】元日本代表の浅野、国学院栃木高で先生に|date=2014-04-15|website=サンスポ|language=ja-JP|access-date=2019-07-12}}
Notes
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External links
- [http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/14205.html Ryota Asano international statistics] at ESPN Scrum
- [https://twitter.com/asanoryota Ryota Asano's Twitter profile]
- [https://ameblo.jp/asanoryota/ Ryota Asano's blog]
{{Japan 2003 World Cup Squad}}
{{Japan Squad 2007 Rugby World Cup}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Chiba Prefecture
Category:Japanese rugby union players
Category:Green Rockets Tokatsu players
Category:Japan international rugby union players
Category:Rugby union number eights
Category:2003 Rugby World Cup players
Category:Hosei University alumni