is a Japanese

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. He plays for the Japanese club

Coca-Cola Red Sparks The Coca-Cola Red Sparks ( ja, コカ・コーラレッドスパークス) was a Japanese company-owned rugby union team based in Fukuoka city, Kyūshū. The team was initially founded as Kitakyushu Coca-Cola and then changed its name to Coca- ...

in the

Top League Japan Rugby League One (formerly the Top League) is a rugby union competition in Japan. It is the highest level of professional rugby competition in the country. The Japan Rugby Football Union created the competition in 2003, by absorbing the ...

. He was part of the squad that played at the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens and won the World Series Qualifier for the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. He captained the squad that won the 2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships to qualify for the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. He has been selected to lead Japan's national rugby sevens team at the

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Japan Rugby Profile
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuwazuru, Yusaku 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Kagoshima Prefecture Sportspeople from Kagoshima Japanese rugby union players Japan international rugby union players Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for Japan Japanese rugby sevens players Asian Games medalists in rugby union Rugby union players at the 2006 Asian Games Rugby union players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Japan international rugby sevens players Rugby union flankers Rugby union locks