is a Japanese

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player. He plays for the Japanese club

Coca-Cola Red Sparks The Coca-Cola Red Sparks () was a Japanese company-owned rugby team based in Fukuoka city, Kyūshū. The team was initially founded as Kitakyushu Coca-Cola and then changed its name to Coca-Cola West Japan. The team won promotion to the expande ...

in the

Top League Japan Rugby League One (), formerly known as 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 ...

. He was part of the squad that played at the

2014 Hong Kong Sevens The 2014 Hong Kong Sevens was the 39th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens and the seventh tournament of the 2013–2014 Sevens World Series. It took place at its long-time home, Hong Kong Stadium. The Cup title was claimed by New Zealand, with ...

and won the World Series Qualifier for the

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. He captained the squad that won the

2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships The 2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships is an Olympic qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics which was held in Hong Kong on 7–8 November 2015. It was originally planned to use the 2015 Asian Sevens Series for the ...

to qualify for the

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. 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 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 sevens players at the 2006 Asian Games Rugby sevens 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 Male rugby sevens players Coca-Cola Red Sparks players 21st-century Japanese sportsmen