Daisuke Ohata
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| Birth name | Daisuke Ohata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 November 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Kyoto Sangyo University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daisuke Ohata (大畑大介, Ohata Daisuke, born on November 11, 1975 in Osaka) is a former Japanese rugby union player. He usually played on the wing, and sometimes at centre, for the Japanese national rugby union team. He made his name internationally as a speedy ace in the IRB World Sevens Series, and went on to become 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.
Life & Career
Ohata is from the Kansai region and speaks with a strong Kansai (Osakan) accent. He attended rugby nurseries Tokai Dai Gyosei High School with Koji Uehara and Yoshinori Tateyama (current teammates on Texas Rangers as of August 2011), where three were classmates, and Kyoto Sangyo University.
World Record Holder
On 14 May 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. Unlike Campese however, only a quarter of Ohata's tries were scored against major rugby union playing nations, causing controversy among some media.[3] 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.[4]
Retirement
On 10 January 2011, Ohata's retirement was announced due to a knee injury.
See also
References
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
