Derek Asbun
| Born | September 16, 1988 Bakersfield, CA, United States | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Derek Asbun (born September 16, 1988) is an American former rugby union international.
Family and early life
[edit]Asbun grew up in the Bay Area (San Ramon valley) close to Walnut Creek and Danville, and attended De La Salle High School.[1] His father is Dr. Horacio Asbun, an oncology surgeon born in La Paz, Bolivia and educated in Chile and Spain.[2] His brother is Dr. Domenech Asbun, a hepatobiliary and pancreas surgeon at Miami Cancer Institute.[3] His grandfather was Dr. Juan Asbun, a general surgeon from La Paz, Bolivia.[4]
Rugby career
[edit]A forward, Asbun was primarily a flanker and played collegiate rugby with UC Berkeley, where he twice earned All-American honors.[5]
Asbun continued his studies at Oxford University and was the varsity team's 2012 "player of the year".[6]
Asbun played for the United States Eagles (national team) in 2012 and 2013, gaining seven caps.[7]
Business career
[edit]After his rugby career, Asbun pursued a career in business.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Team Spotlight: De La Salle". Goff Rugby Report. March 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Dr Horacio Asbun cancer surgeon". baptisthealth.net.
- ↑ "Domenech Asbun". Symposium on Clinical Interventional Oncology.
- ↑ Lugo, Alexander (June 20, 2022). "Father's Day: Doctor dads mentor their doctor kids in Miami". The Miami Herald newspaper.
- ↑ Mezzetti, Ed (8 December 2011). "American Asbun keeping focused". Oxford Mail.
- ↑ Mezzetti, Ed (April 26, 2012). "Asbun's award". Oxford Mail.
- ↑ Blaber, Junoir (January 5, 2014). "USA Rugby Class of 2013 Review: How Did Our Predictions Fare?". Rugby Wrap Up.
- ↑ "Salesforce Ventures". privateequityinternational.com.
Mr. Derek Asbun - Head of Portfolio Development
External links
[edit]- Derek Asbun at ESPNscrum (archived)
- 1988 births
- Living people
- United States international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from California
- Sportspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area
- De La Salle High School (Concord, California) alumni
- California Golden Bears rugby players
- Oxford University RFC players
- Rugby union flankers
- American people of Bolivian descent