Date of birth | 29 October 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
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]
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]
In 2025, she was named in the Sakura fifteens squad for their tour to the United States. [15] She eventually started in her sides 39–33 victory over the Eagles in Los Angeles on 26 April. [16] [17]
On 28 July 2025, she was named in the Japanese side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [18] [19]