Daisuke Ohata
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Daisuke Ohata (大畑大介; born on November 11, 1975 in Osaka) is a Japanese rugby union player. He usually plays rugby at wing, and sometimes centre, for Japan national rugby union team. He made his name internationally as a speedy ace in the IRB World Sevens Series, and is now a regular member of the national team. He first played for Japan on November 9, 1996 and scored three tries that day. He is the leading rugby union Test try scorer of all time.
Ohata is from the Kansai area and speaks with a strong Kansai (Osaka) accent. He attended rugby nurseries Tokai Dai Gyosei High School and Kyoto Sangyo University.
World Record Holder
On May 14, 2006 Ohata scored three tries for Japan against Georgia at Hanazono Stadium, in doing so claiming the world record for tries in Rugby test matches.[1] This gave him 65 tries for his country in 55 tests; he has since extended his record to 69 tries from 58 tests.[2] The record was previously held by David Campese of Australia, who scored 64 tries from 101 tests.
However, most of the tries he scored are against low ranking nations (outside top 10).
Ohata did not take part in the Rugby World Cup 2007 as he ruptured his left Achilles tendon in an August practice match against Portugal. He had only just returned that month to the national side, having recovered from a right Achilles tendon rupture in January.[3]
See also
References
- ^ BBC Sport: Ohata breaks Campese try record
- ^ "Additional Changes to Japan World Cup Squad". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
- ^ Japanese star Ohata to miss World Cup
External links
- Ohata deserves his place in the record books, Daily Yomiuri, May 16, 2006
- Ohata sets new world mark, Daily Yomiuri, May 15, 2006
- Photo of Ohata - JRFU website
- Article on JRFU website
