Kensuke Iwabuchi graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, he proceeded to study overseas at Cambridge University and became the first Japanese player to join an English Premiership team.
In 1998 he graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, entered Kobe Steel and joined Kobelco Steelers. In October he proceeded to study overseas at Cambridge University where he won a Blue and much praise for his efforts in The Varsity Match. In August he became the first Japanese player to join an English Premiership team when he signed up with Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. 
