Kensuke Iwabuchi graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, he proceeded to study overseas at Cambridge University but he suffered a severe knee injury playing sevens rugby at the Pusan Asian tournament.
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 2002 he suffered a severe knee injury playing sevens rugby at the Pusan Asian tournament. 
