Haruka Hirotsu

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Haruka Hirotsu
Date of birth (2000-10-29) 29 October 2000 (age 24)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Nanairo Prism Fukuoka (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023 Japan 3 (0)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2020 Japan 7s 4

Haruka Hirotsu (弘津悠, born 29 October 2000) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. [1] She competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Personal life

Hirotsu was born in Hyogo and attended Waseda University's School of Sport Sciences in 2019. [2] Her father, Eiji Hirotsu, is a former Japan international and was a member of the Kobe Steel Rugby Club. [2] [3]

Rugby career

Sevens

In 2019, she was part of the Japan sevens training squad for the Tokyo Olympics. [2] [3] She eventually made the squad and competed in the women's tournament at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics. [4] [2]

XVs

Hirotsu was named in Japan's second test against the Fijiana's for 16 September 2023 at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo. [5] [6] She also featured in her sides victory against Italy on 30 September. [7] [8] She was named in the Sakura fifteens squad for the inaugural WXV 2 tournament in Cape Town. [9] [10]

She was selected in the Sakura's squad for the 2024 Asia Rugby Championship in Hong Kong. [11] [12] She helped her side secure a place at the 2025 Rugby World Cup and the 2024 WXV 2 tournament with a try in their 64–0 thrashing of Kazakhstan. [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Haruka Hirotsu". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Alumni Yoshikazu Fujita and School of Sport Sciences Second-Year Haruka Hirotsu Informally Selected to Represent Japan in Rugby at Tokyo 2020!". Olympic and Paralympic Project Promotion Section , Waseda University. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 Nakamura, Keita (18 March 2019). "Kobe to host World Cup in honor of Japan's "Mr. Rugby"". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Haruka HIROTSU". olympics.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Japan Sakura Fifteen Look To Close Out Taiyo Seimei Japan Rugby Challenge Series 2023 Against Fiji". RugbyAsia247. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sakura Fifteen Team Announced for Second Home Test Against Fijiana". Japan Rugby Football Union. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sakura Fifteen Record Historic Victory Over Italy". Japan Rugby Football Union. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Perkins, Bruce (1 October 2023). "Five Down – Italy v Japan". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sakura Fifteen Squad Announced for Inaugural WXV 2". Japan Rugby Football Union. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "WXV 2: Anticipation builds for South Africa as squads named". www.world.rugby. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sakura Fifteen's 26-member squad". Asia Rugby. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Japan Squad Announced for Asia Rugby Women's Championship 2024". Japan Rugby Football Union. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Japan beat Kazakhstan to secure place at England 2025". www.world.rugby. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  14. ↑ Duskmourne, Quorra (27 May 2024). "Japan Secures Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Berth with Dominant Display". Global Rugby Network. Retrieved 28 May 2024.


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