Fred Asselin
| Full name | Frédérick Carl Asselin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | October 31, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Nadine Rolland (wife) | ||||||||||||||||
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Frédérick Carl Asselin (born October 31, 1973) is a Canadian former international rugby union player.
Rugby career
[edit]Born in Montreal, Asselin was a British Columbia-based winger whose pace made him well suited to the rugby sevens format.[1] He scored 63 tries for Canada in World Sevens Series events and featured twice at the Commonwealth Games, including in 1998 when he scored three tries in the quarter-final loss to Fiji.[2] In 2001, Asselin had a season in New Zealand rugby, playing with Northland.[3] He made 15 capped appearances for the Canada XV.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Asselin is married to former Olympic swimmer Nadine Rolland.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Frédérick Asselin quitte l'équipe canadienne de rugby à sept". RDS.ca (in French). February 12, 2003.
- ^ "Canadian rugby player still in limbo in doping case". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 1, 2002.
- ^ Rattue, Chris (July 31, 2001). "Young back itching for NPC slot". NZ Herald.
- ^ "Fred Asselin - Men's Rugby Coach". Bishop's University Athletics.
- ^ De George-Senior, Matthew (May 31, 2023). "Olympian Nadine Rolland Joins HPC-Quebec as Assistant Coach". Swimming World News.
External links
[edit]- Fred Asselin at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Canadian rugby union players
- Canada international rugby union players
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Rugby union players from Quebec
- Rugby union wings
- Canada international rugby sevens players
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Canada
- Rugby sevens players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Northland rugby union players