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Rugby player
Fred Asselin
Full nameFrédérick Carl Asselin
Date of birth (1973-10-31) October 31, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birthMontreal, Canada
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Notable relative(s)Nadine Rolland (wife)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–02 Canada 15 (15)

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

  1. "Frédérick Asselin quitte l'équipe canadienne de rugby à sept". RDS.ca (in French). February 12, 2003.
  2. "Canadian rugby player still in limbo in doping case". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 1, 2002.
  3. Rattue, Chris (July 31, 2001). "Young back itching for NPC slot". NZ Herald.
  4. "Fred Asselin - Men's Rugby Coach". Bishop's University Athletics.
  5. De George-Senior, Matthew (May 31, 2023). "Olympian Nadine Rolland Joins HPC-Quebec as Assistant Coach". Swimming World News.

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