Ryota Asano

Ryota Asano

Birth name	Ryota Asano
Date of birth	(1979-09-25) 25 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	224 lb (102 kg; 16.0 st)
School	Hongō High School
University	Hosei University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Lock, Number 8 Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 19??-19?? 19??-2002 Hongō High School Hosei University () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002-2014 NEC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002-2007  Japan 22 (0)

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 Popi (ぽぴ～, Popi~).