Full name | Frédérick Carl Asselin | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1973-10-31) October 31, 1973 (age 51) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montreal, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Nadine Rolland (wife) | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Frédérick Carl Asselin (born October 31, 1973) is a Canadian former international rugby union player.
Rugby career
Born in Montreal, Asselin was a British Columbia-based winger whose pace made him well suited to the rugby sevens format. 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. In 2001, Asselin had a season in New Zealand rugby, playing with Northland. He made 15 capped appearances for the Canada XV.
Personal life
Asselin is married to former Olympic swimmer Nadine Rolland.
See also
References
- "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
- Fred Asselin at ESPNscrum
- 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