Japan winger Daisuke Ohata was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in November as the all-time leading try-scorer in test rugby with his 69 tries in 58 tests for the Brave Blossoms from ...

Like all great wingers, Daisuke Ohata always looks ahead - and in this case, to the future when he can get back to what he does best: scoring tries. Unfortunately for Japan, the fleet-footed Ohata ...

Japan dragged its feet in the second half, allowing South Korea to score two tries, but Daisuke Ohata negated the effect with two tries of his own as Japan went on to book its ticket in the final ...

Ohata represented Japan at the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups and has scored a record 69 test tries. He has been capped 58 times, third on the all-time list. He missed the 2007 World Cup because ...

OSAKA, Japan, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Japan's main attacking threat Daisuke Ohata has been forced out of the rugby World Cup after rupturing his Achilles tendon, officials said on Sunday.

Japan winger Daisuke Ohata has been forced to retire due to a knee injury. The 35-year-old holds the world record for Test tries after crossing 69 times in 58 Tests between 1996 and 2006 ...

The winger, part of the 2007 World Cup winning side, played 124 matches for the Springboks and scored 67 international tries – a figure only surpassed by Japan’s Daisuke Ohata.

O'Donovan wary of battle-hardened Japan Stand-in Ireland coach Niall O’Donovan is not underestimating the power and pace of tomorrow’s Test opponents Japan.

Japan: Japan's World Cup hopes were boosted when coach John Kirwan named "samurai trio" Daisuke Ohata, Takuro Miuchi and Phil… Wed Aug 15 2007 - 01:00 ...

The winger, part of the 2007 World Cup winning side, played 124 matches for the Springboks and scored 67 international tries – a figure only surpassed by Japan’s Daisuke Ohata.