Osamu Ota

Osamu Ota

Date of birth	March 23, 1965 (1965-03-23) (age 46)
Place of birth	Akitai
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Prop
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1986-1995	Japan	27	(5)
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
2006-2007	Japan
Rugby union career

Osamu Ota (修太; born Akitai, 23 March 1965) is a former Japanese rugby union player and a coach. He played as a prop.

Career

Ota had 27 caps for Japan, 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.

External links

• Osamu Ota International Statistics

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jean-Pierre Élissalde	Japan National Rugby Union Coach (caretaker) 2006–2007	Succeeded by John Kirwan

Persondata
Name	Ota, Osamu
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	23 March 1965
Place of birth	Akitai
Date of death
Place of death