Kazushi Hano

Kazushi Hano is one of those athletes who quietly flies under the radar, and honestly that makes me more curious about him, not less. Sevens is basically rugby on fast-forward: smaller squads, massive open field, you need explosive pace and the tactical brain to read space in real time, all while running your legs off. That's not a small ask. Details on his career arc are slim — most of his profile is private — but he's got an active presence on X, which at least tells me he's engaged and not just a ghost in the system. Nagoya doesn't have the rugby reputation of Tokyo or Osaka, so carving out a professional path from there feels like it takes a certain kind of stubbornness. I'm keeping an eye on him.

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Kazushi Hano is a Japanese rugby union and sevens rugby player born on June 21, 1991, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He competes in both the fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side formats of rugby union. Further biographical details, including his club affiliations and career history, are not publicly available.

Name (English)

Kazushi Hano

Name (Japanese)

羽野一志

Reading

はの かずし

Born

June 21, 1991 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

Origin

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Rugby union player / Sevens rugby player

• Xhttps://x.com/kaaazuuushi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%BD%E9%87%8E%E4%B8%80%E5%BF%97
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24871086

Tags

• From Aichi Prefecture
• Rugby union player
• Sevens rugby player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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