Haruka Hirotsu Explained

Birth Date:29 October 2000
Height:1.69 m
Weight:68 kg
Clubs1:Nanairo Prism Fukuoka
Points1:0
Repyears1:2023
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2020
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:4

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.

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.[3]

Rugby career

Sevens

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haruka Hirotsu . Olympedia . 30 July 2021.
  2. Web site: 2021-06-25 . Alumni Yoshikazu Fujita and School of Sport Sciences Second-Year Haruka Hirotsu Informally Selected to Represent Japan in Rugby at Tokyo 2020! . 2023-10-07 . Olympic and Paralympic Project Promotion Section, Waseda University.
  3. Web site: Nakamura . Keita . 2019-03-18 . Kobe to host World Cup in honor of Japan's "Mr. Rugby" . 2023-10-07 . Kyodo News+.
  4. Web site: Haruka HIROTSU . 2024-05-27 . olympics.com.
  5. Web site: 2023-09-15 . Japan Sakura Fifteen Look To Close Out Taiyo Seimei Japan Rugby Challenge Series 2023 Against Fiji . 2023-10-07 . RugbyAsia247.
  6. Web site: 2023-09-15 . Sakura Fifteen Team Announced for Second Home Test Against Fijiana . 2023-10-07 . Japan Rugby Football Union.
  7. Web site: 2023-10-01 . Sakura Fifteen Record Historic Victory Over Italy . 2023-10-07 . Japan Rugby Football Union.
  8. Web site: Perkins . Bruce . 2023-10-01 . Five Down – Italy v Japan . 2023-10-07 . 4 The Love Of Sport.
  9. Web site: 2023-10-01 . Sakura Fifteen Squad Announced for Inaugural WXV 2 . 2023-10-07 . Japan Rugby Football Union.
  10. Web site: 2023-10-03 . WXV 2: Anticipation builds for South Africa as squads named . 2023-10-07 . www.world.rugby.
  11. Web site: 2024-05-21 . Sakura Fifteen's 26-member squad . 2024-05-25 . Asia Rugby.
  12. Web site: 2024-05-20 . Japan Squad Announced for Asia Rugby Women's Championship 2024 . 2024-05-26 . Japan Rugby Football Union.
  13. Web site: 27 May 2024 . Japan beat Kazakhstan to secure place at England 2025 . 28 May 2024 . www.world.rugby.
  14. Web site: Duskmourne . Quorra . 2024-05-27 . Japan Secures Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Berth with Dominant Display . 2024-05-28 . Global Rugby Network . en-US.

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