Osamu Ota
Encyclopedia
Osamu Ota is a former Japanese rugby union player and a coach. He played as a prop.
, from 1986 to 1995, scoring a try, 5 points in aggregate. He played twice at the Rugby World Cup
, being a totalist in the 1991 Rugby World Cup
, with three games, and at the 1995 Rugby World Cup
, again with three games played. That was the last time he played for the National Team.
Ota, after finishing his player career, become a coach. He was coach of NEC
. He was general manager of Japan Rugby Football Union when he took charge as caretaker head coach of the "Brave Blossoms", in September 2006, after the sacking of Jean-Pierre Élissalde
. He announced that the new head coach of Japan would be John Kirwan
, in October, remaining in office until 1 January 2007.
Career
Ota had 27 caps for JapanJapan national rugby union team
The Japan national rugby union team represent Japan in international rugby union competitions. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years...
, from 1986 to 1995, scoring a try, 5 points in aggregate. He played twice at the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
, being a totalist in the 1991 Rugby World Cup
1991 Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France; at that time, the five European countries that participated in the Five Nations Championship making it the first Rugby World Cup to be staged in the...
, with three games, and at the 1995 Rugby World Cup
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....
, again with three games played. That was the last time he played for the National Team.
Ota, after finishing his player career, become a coach. He was coach of NEC
NEC Green Rockets
NEC Green Rockets is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. The team's captain is . The previous captain was Takuro Miuchi, who is currently the captain of the Japan national rugby union team. Before the semi-professional Top League was created, the team was just known as "NEC"...
. He was general manager of Japan Rugby Football Union when he took charge as caretaker head coach of the "Brave Blossoms", in September 2006, after the sacking of Jean-Pierre Élissalde
Jean-Pierre Elissalde
Jean-Pierre Élissalde is a French rugby union former player and a current coach.A native of La Rochelle, a seaport city on the Bay of Biscay, Jean-Pierre Élissalde played, at scrum half, five times for France in 1980 and 1981...
. He announced that the new head coach of Japan would be John Kirwan
John Kirwan (rugby player)
John James Patrick Kirwan, ONZM, MBE is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, and former All Black, turned coach. With 35 tries in 63 tests for the All Blacks, Kirwan appears on the list of the highest try scorers in Rugby Union history....
, in October, remaining in office until 1 January 2007.