Former England national team captain Simon Amor has been appointed as the new head coach of the Japan men's rugby sevens team, which is aiming to win its first medal at the Paris Olympics the year after next.
Japan's men's rugby sevens team finished in the top 4 at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and finished 11th at last year's Tokyo Games. .
After the Tokyo tournament, acting head coach Koichi Umeda took over the leadership of the national team, but the Japan Rugby Union decided to accelerate the strengthening of the team in preparation for the Paris tournament the year after next. was welcomed as head coach.
Amor is 43 years old from London.
He captained England's seven-a-side team during his playing days and led England to a silver medal as head coach at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Also, in the Japan national team, I was appointed as the technical director of the men's and women's 7-a-side team last December, and I have been in charge of strengthening plans and analyzing tactics.
On the 29th, the new head coach Amo held an inaugural press conference in Tokyo, saying, "I feel very honored. I want to make the most of my experience."
Regarding the Paris Olympics, he said, "There is a difficulty in not having enough time, but what we need to do is simple, and how we can do it will affect our growth. The team doesn't have enough experience in the game, so I want to grow while learning in the upcoming competition."