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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Hirotoki Onozawa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Hirotoki Onozawa plays rugby at wing and full back for Suntory Sungoliath in the Top League.
He also plays for the Japan national rugby union team, and is known for his speed and elusive running, which is very hard to stop.
The underdogs could even have gone into the lead if their centre Yukio Motoki had made a better job of his pass to Hirotoki Onozawa instead of throwing it out of play when the wing was free on the touchline.
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 sport.iafrica.com | today's news Brave Japan get little reward
Scottish anxiety was clear to see at 15-6 up early in the second-half, with fullback Ben Hinshelwood urging on his forwards to speed them up.
He was soon flat on the ground as his despairing effort failed to stop Onozawa from scoring a deserved try from an excellent back move, to trail by just four points.
However ill-fortune for the Japanese saw them concede a second try to Paterson in what was the decisive point in the match with 10 minutes remaining, after Onozawa's patting of the ball in trying to grab hold of it five metres out was snatched by the Scottish winger who went over.
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  Hirotoki Onozawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hirotoki Onozawa plays rugby at wing and full back for Suntory Sungoliath in the Top League.
He also plays for the Japan national rugby union team, and is known for his speed and elusive running, which is very hard to stop.
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 2003 Rugby World Cup Event Guide - Teams - Japan
But it will be Miller, one of four Kiwis in the squad, who provides the creative spark for the Japanese.
With a new professional league just established at home, they can at least expect to slash those odds in time for the 2007 World Cup in France.
Backs: Yuji Sonoda, Takashi Tsuji, Andrew Miller, Keiji Hirose, Toru Kurihara, Hirotoki Onozawa, Yukio Motoki, Reuben Parkinson, Hideki Namba, George Konia, Daisuke Ohata, Junichi Hojyo, Tsutomu Matsuda, Takashi Yoshida.
www.abc.net.au /rugbyunion/worldcup/2003/eventguide/teams/japan.htm   (751 words)

  
 Sport | Rusty Scots get shock therapy from Japan
The underdogs could even have gone into the lead if their centre Yukio Motoki had made a better job of his pass to Hirotoki Onozawa instead of throwing it out of play when the wing was free on the touchline.
For Japan the converted New Zea lander Ruben Parkinson was prominent in the centre and the wings Onozawa and Daisuke Ohata were constant threats.
Their backs had looked dangerous all night but Onozawa sent the Australian section of the crowd delirious by finishing off a well-worked move initiated by Andrew Miller.
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 Hirotoki Onozawa - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Hirotoki Onozawa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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 Sporting Life - Rugby Union World Cup 2003
It was not all one-way traffic - France were met by some robust defence from the underdogs - but Les Bleus looked in impressive form, using their forwards to punch holes up the middle before spinning the ball to their dangermen out wide.
Japan threatened in the 23rd minute when France's backline had all but disappeared only for Hirotoki Onozawa to over-run Konia's pass, ending a glorious chance to bag their first try of the match.
They could not be denied for long though as Laporte's back line neglected their defensive duties, Konia running a magnificent line onto Hideki Namba's pass to slice through Les Bleus' midfield for a try improved by Kurihara.
www.sportinglife.com /rugbyunion/worldcup2003/match_reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/03/10/18/WORLDCUP_France.html   (540 words)

  
 Scots find the going tough against Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Then centre Yukio Motoki raced through and only a cover tackle by Kenny Logan from the right-wing bundled Hirotoki Onozawa out near the corner-flag.
A clever bit of running gave flier Onozawa an overlap and over he went in the corner.
Surprisingly the matter was referred to the Television Match Official, who took little time in deciding, unlike his other two calls, one of which went against Scotland and one of which went for them.
www.tiscali.co.uk /sport/365/rugby/news/2003/12/10/editorial_31507.html   (658 words)

  
 Sporting Life - Rugby Union World Cup 2003
First Hirotoki Onozawa then opposite winger Daisuke Ohata stopped just short, and Hirose put a penalty just wide on the whistle.
The second half began with Scotland on the defensive and Japan pushing hard, although there were signs that Scotland were finding some of their strong form from the opening 10 minutes.
The move paid off handsomely, as both played a role in a try by Onozawa on the right-hand side to make it 15-11.
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 Hirotoki Onozawa Definition / Hirotoki Onozawa Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Hirotoki Onozawa plays rugby at wing and full back for Suntory SungoliathSuntory Sungoliath is owned by Suntory and is one of the Japanese rugby teams in the Top League.
Players Toru Kurihara Hirotoki Onozawa Jamie Washington Daigo Yamashita Coaching advisers include Eddie Jones of Australia....
Rugby Union in Japan is administered by the Japan Rugby Football Union, founded in 1926....
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 IOL : RWC2003
Wingers Hirotoki Onozawa and Daisuke Ohata, however, failed to finish off each move as both were bundled into touch.
Replacement flyhalf Andrew Miller looped around his inside centre before the routine move ended with Onozawa touching down unopposed in the left corner.
By now, at 15-11, a delighted Townsville crowd was firmly in the Japanese camp and they cheered rather than booed when Scotland winger Kenny Logan's dive over the line was ruled out for a knock-on as he grounded the ball.
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 Rugby Match Reports - Scrum.com - Rugby News, Rugby Results, Rugby Action from Scrum, the best Rugby Football site in ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Wakarua, however, was on target in the 48th minute as Japan infringed at the breakdown, as Italy regained their nine-point advantage.
In the 50th minute Ohata seemed to have crossed for Japan’s first try when he used his blinding speed to follow up a kick from Hirotoki Onozawa but referee Kelvin Deaker called play back and gave a penalty to Japan for a late tackle, after Ohata appeared to knock on as he touched down in-goal.
But Onozawa ensured a grandstand finish when he cleverly switched the direction of the attack from a ruck 35 meters out and sprinted over before touching down under the posts.
www.scrum.com /reports/report.asp?match=215   (792 words)

  
 RugbyRugby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The hosts recorded nine tries at the capital's Cricket and Rugby Club, with Federico Genoud and Fernando Higgs each scored a brace, whilst Federico Todeschini kicked six conversions and three penalties.
Japan, who began their South American tour with a 24-18 loss to Uruguay, scored four tries through Yukio Motoki, Goshi Tachikawa, Hirotoki Onozawa and Daisuke Ohata.
Japan: 15 Goshi Tachikawa,14 Daisuke Ohata, 13 Reuben Parkinson, 12 Yukio Motoki, 11 Hirotoki Onozawa, 10 Kyohei Morita, 9 Wataru Murata, 8 Takuro Miuchi (captain), 7 Hitoshi Ono, 6 Hare Makiri, 5 Jamie Washington, 4 Takanori Kumagae, 3 Ryo Yamamura, 2 Ken Tsukagoshi, 1 Hiroshi Takahashi.
rugbyrugby.com /COUNTRY_BY_COUNTRY/Japan/Country_News/story_43175.shtml   (353 words)

  
 ireland.com / Sport / Rugby / World Cup 2003
Scotland led by only four points with 13 minutes left and, with Japan playing inventive rugby, the first shock of the tournament was on the cards.
Taylor picked up from the base of the scrum 20 metres out and threw a hopeful inside pass that deflected off Onozawa before being gobbled up by Chris Paterson, who touched down.
At 15-6 up at half-time Scotland would have expected to pull away in the second period but they could not shake off their opponents, who scored their try on 55 minutes when Onozawa finished off a well-worked move initiated by Andrew Miller.
www.ireland.com /sports/rugby/rwc03/news/1013/news4.htm   (423 words)

  
 Sport | Japan
Famed for their tenacity and commitment, Japan can often find themselves overwhelmed by teams with far more in the grunt'n'groan department.
Blistering pace out wide with wings Daisuke Ohata and Hirotoki Onozowa, a steady fly-half in Kiwi Andrew Miller and an impressive back row.
May sneak a win against USA and give Fiji a decent game.
sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4765885-111667,00.html   (597 words)

  
 CNN.com - Paterson guides Scotland to a win - Oct. 12, 2003
Scotland were surprisingly on the back foot for a good portion of the match as Japan exerted sustained pressure.
When Hirotoki Onozawa scored a 54th minute try the Scots were only 15-11 ahead.
Minutes later, a try by Scotland fullback Kenny Logan was denied by the video referee when it was ruled he knocked on.
premium.asia.cnn.com /2003/SPORT/10/12/rugby.scotland   (273 words)

  
 Telegraph | Sport
There are also major changes to his backline, with wingers Daisuke Ohata and Hirotoki Onozawa being the only survivors from the Scotland match.
Andy Miller and Yuji Sonoda have come into the halves after they impressed off the bench against the Scots, while there is a new centre pairing of George Konia and Hideki Namba.
Japan team: T Kurihara; D Ohata, G Konia, H Namba, H Onozawa; A Miller, Y Sonoda; S Hasegawa, M Sakata, R Yamamura, H Tanuma, A Parker, N Okubo, T Miuchi (captain), T Ito.
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 Rugby World Magazine Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Japanese scored their second try in the 71st minute when wing Hirotoki Onozawa attacked down the left.
The French fumbled his kick ahead, and the Japanese pounced, moving the ball out to the other wing for Daisuke Ohata to score in the corner.
Japan: 15 Toru Kurihara, 14 Daisuke Ohata, 13 George Konia, 12 Hideki Namba, 11 Hirotoki Onozawa, 10 Andrew Miller, 9 Yuji Sonoda, 8 Takeomi Ito, 7 Takuro Miuchi (captain), 6 Naoya Okubo (Ryota Asano, 75), 5 Adam Parker, 4 Hiroyuki Tanuma (Koichi Kubo, 43), 3 Ryo Yamamura, 2 Masaaki Sakata, 1 Shin Hasegawa.
www.rugbyworld.com /News/story_31747.shtml   (908 words)

  
 Tour to South America 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The main beneficiary of Japan’s 15-man approach was Daisuke Ohata who took his tally in international rugby to 51 tries from just 47 tests, having crossed for six on the day.
Further five-pointers came from Hirotoki Onozawa (2), Yasunori Watanabe, Hiroki Mizuno, Katoni Otukolo and Shigeyasu Takagi, while Hirose missed just 2 kicks from 16 attempts, taking him to 395 points in test match rugby.
Prior to the start of the game a number of Japan players were on hand outside the stadium to collect signatures from fans to show their support for Japan’s bid to host Rugby World Cup 2011.
www.rugbyjapan.com /tour/05/0508.htm   (283 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | WALES | Wales deliver on Far Eastern promise
Cooper was the catalyst for Wales' second half surge, alongside centres Stephen Jones and Shane Williams, who gave Japan a lesson in the art of running with the ball.
Home full-back Hirotoki Onozawa was on several occasions called on to make desperate last-ditch tackles as the Welsh backline threatened to run riot.
Japanese captain Masaaki Sakata admitted that his side lost their way in the second half.
news.bbc.co.uk.edgesuite.net /sport1/low/wales/1393165.stm   (436 words)

  
 Edinburgh Evening News - Sport - Japan make it tough for rusty Scots   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
A superb break by No.8 Takeomi Ito and a run at the corner by wing Daisuke Ohata brought the best out of Hinshelwood’s defence and Craig and McLaren had to pull out all the stops to keep out the other Japanese wing flier Hirotoki Onozawa.
Paterson took the lead to 15-6 by half-time with a penalty but suddenly Japan came to life with both half-backs going off and Kimono-ed Kiwi Andy Miller taking over the pivot’s role.
At 15-11 the game was wide open and the omens looked bad for Scotland when Kenny Logan hacked on a loose ball and then knocked on over the line.
edinburghnews.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=1133212003   (1051 words)

  
 Official Website of the British & Irish Lions Rugby Tour - player profile
The second half started evenly until Japan’s superior kicking finally turned the match for the home side.
Veteran Keiji Hirose notched two penalties and a drop goal to open up a lead for Japan and, although David Mota grabbed another try for Spain, Nataniera Oto and Hirotoki Onozawa crossed the line late on to put some make-up on the final score.
It was only the second meeting between the two sides and marked a winning start for Japan under new coach Jean-Pierre Elissalde, who took over from Mitsutake Hagimoto in the summer.
www.lionsrugby.com /archive_news_1146.html   (224 words)

  
 Rugby.ie
Dave Walder's conversion made it 24-10 at half-time after tries from prop Mike Worsley and two from scrum-half Martyn Wood.
Worsley opened the scoring in the seventh minute when he was up well in support of Andy Hazell's break and he rumbled over with Japan winger Hirotoki Onozawa clinging to his back.
The first came after a one-two with James Simpson-Daniel, who popped the ball up perfectly for him to race down the wing and step off his left foot past the last defender.
www.rugby.ie /news/breaking.asp?b=105085   (514 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | WALES | Nine-try Wales too strong for Japan
After being thumped in the first Test, Japan still had a point to prove and full-back Hirotoki Onozawa ran half the length of the pitch to score a late consolation try.
However, a series of fine tackles from the home side kept the score respectable as Wales threatened to run riot.
Wales' other try scorers were Gavin Thomas (2), substitute Jamie Robinson and Shane Williams, who scored a magnificent individual try.
newsimg.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/wales/1393021.stm   (337 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Rugby World Cup | Japan find Scots wanting
A second-half try from Hirotoki Onozawa pushed Japan to within four points of Ian McGeechan's men with half-an-hour remaining.
From the ruck, Sonoda sent the ball out quickly with Onozawa sprinting over to the delight of the Townsville crowd.
Japan: T Matsuda; D Ohata, R Parkinson, Y Motoki, H Onozawa; K Hirose, T Tsuji; T Ito, T Miuchi (capt), N Okubo; A Parker, H Kiso; C Nam Oh, Masao Amino, Shin Hasegawa.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/3181740.stm   (563 words)

  
 Japan rugby news, commentary, fun, fixtures, results, downloads and features from Rugby365.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In the second half Ikeda kicked two more penalties and Wakarua another to make it 18-12 to Italy.
Japan lost a golden opportunity when speedy and experienced Daisuke Ohata chased a kick by Hirotoki Onozawa but lost the ball as he attempted to ground it for a try.
Another prop who achieved the same feat of a hat-trick of Test tries was Christian Califano for France against Romania in 1996.
www.rugby365.com /COUNTRY_BY_COUNTRY/Japan/Country_News/story_37066.shtml   (692 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Rugby World Cup | Japan find Scots wanting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In Cardiff in 1999 the closest the Cherry Blossoms came to victory was a 33-12 defeat against Argentina.
His conversion gave Scotland a 7-0 lead, but their opponents quickly regrouped and began to threaten out wide through pacy wingers Daisuke Ohata and Onozawa.
Impressive fly-half Keiji Hirose pulled back three points with a deserved 14th minute penalty before Newcastle lock Grimes cruised over on the left for Scotland's second score.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/3181740.stm   (563 words)

  
 BreakingNews.ie: France swamp Japan after early scare   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Michalak booted another three points and then Rougerie showed his strength by cannoning through three tackles to burst through and inevitably Michalak added the extras.
But Japan were not done yet and they showed considerable flair to cross for a second time, left winger Hirotoki Onozawa making the initial inroads before the ball was fed right to Daisuke Ohata who finished neatly
Kurihara bagged the conversion and then improved a try from substitute Jean-Jaques Crenca who barged his way over as Japan’s defence feel to pieces in the last moments.
www.breakingnews.ie /story.asp?j=96049380&p=96x5xy95&n=96050266&x=&fs=3   (329 words)

  
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Scotland only put some distance between themselves and Japan with three tries in the final 14 minutes, the Cherry Blossoms’ defence having kept them out for more than 50 minutes.
Onozawa did eventually break through with his side’s only try – fly half Keiji Hirose scoring their other points with two first half penalties – in the 55th minute after a sweeping back line move.
Their impressive display earned a standing ovation from the crowd with Scotland’s players applauding their opponents from the field, knowing they were fortunate to escape with a victory.
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