Yusaku Kuwazuru

{{Short description|Japanese rugby union player}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|10|23}}

| birth_place = Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan

| image = Yusaku Kuwazuru 2018f.jpg

| caption = Yusaku Kuwazuru in 2018

| height = {{height|m=1.88}}

| weight = {{cvt|98|kg|lb stlb}}

| ru_position = Lock, Flanker

| years1 = 2008-2021

| clubs1 = Coca-Cola Red Sparks

| apps1 = 55

| points1 = 65

| repyears1 = 2012

| repteam1 = {{nrut|Japan}}

| repcaps1 = 3

| reppoints1 = 10

| ru_sevensnationalyears1 =

| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = {{nrut7|Japan}}

| ru_sevensnationalcomp1 =

}}

{{Nihongo|Yusaku Kuwazuru|桑水流 裕策|Kuwazuru Yūsaku|born October 23, 1985}} is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays for the Japanese club Coca-Cola Red Sparks in the Top League. 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.{{Cite web|url=http://sport-asia.com/rugby-sevens-awesome-japan-celebrate-core-spot-on-world-series/|title=Rugby Sevens: 'Awesome' Japan celebrate core spot on World Series|last=|first=|date=30 March 2014|website=Sport Asia.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-07}}

He captained the squad that won the 2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/news/122462|title=Japan's sevens star seek share of the limelight|last=|first=|date=|website=worldrugby.org|publisher=|language=en-gb|access-date=2016-08-07}} He has been selected to lead Japan's national rugby sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetrugby.com/news/japan-announce-olympic-sevens-squads/|title=Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads|last=|first=|date=2016-07-18|website=Planetrugby.com|publisher=|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-07}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/yusaku-kuwazuru |title=KUWAZURU Yusaku |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-08-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806080826/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/yusaku-kuwazuru |archivedate=2016-08-06 }}