FRED ASSELIN

WING

Club: James Bay AA, Victoria (B.C.)

Date of Birth: October 31, 1973 Height: 5'11" Weight: 175 lbs.

Occupation: Student Debut: Punta del Este 1998.

A British Columbia U 21, U 23 and Senior he has also played for Canada U 23 and was capped for Canada's XVs team in 2000. Played in the New Zealand NPC in the 2000 season. First selected for Punta del Este he then played on the Quarter Final side in Hong Kong and finally in Japan in 1998. Canada's fastest player, he scored three tries against Fiji in Quarter-final match at the Commonwealth Games. He has played for the Penguins Invitational Sevens which won the Middlesex Sevens , and represented Canada in Sevens in 1999 and 2000.

Scored 30 tries and 1 conversion for 152 points in the IRB World Sevens series 1999-2000. Member of the Canada team which won the Plate at 2000 New Zealand Sevens and won the Cup at the 2000 Chile Sevens ( RWC Sevens qualifying event for the Americas.)

Scored 6 tries in the first two WSS Tournaments of 2000-2001 series, and a further try in the New Zealand Tournament in February, for a total of 35 points. In the Rugby World Cup of Sevens of January 2001, where Canada finished in the top eight, Fred scored six tries in the Tournament.