South Korea national rugby union team
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The South Korea national rugby union team, (Korean: 대한민국 럭비 유니언 국가대표팀, Daehanminguk reogbi yunieon gukga daepyo tim) recognized as Korea by World Rugby, has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup.
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Emblem | The Rose of Sharon | ||
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Union | Korea Rugby Union | ||
Head coach | Lee Myung-geun | ||
Captain | Lee Jin-kyu | ||
Most caps | Back Kwang-soo (26) | ||
Home stadium | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 30 (as of 20 March 2023) | ||
First international | |||
Taiwan 15–9 Korea (March 8, 1969) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Korea 135–3 Malaysia (September 20, 1992) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Tonga 119–0 Korea (March 22, 2003) | |||
Best result | Repechage 2 | ||
Website | www |
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More information Rank, Change* ...
Men's World Rugby Rankings Top 30 as of 22 July 2024[1] | |||
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Rank | Change* | Team | Points |
1 | South Africa | 093.11 | |
2 | Ireland | 092.12 | |
3 | New Zealand | 090.37 | |
4 | France | 086.96 | |
5 | England | 085.40 | |
6 | Scotland | 082.82 | |
7 | Argentina | 081.64 | |
8 | Italy | 079.98 | |
9 | Australia | 078.96 | |
10 | Fiji | 077.44 | |
11 | Wales | 076.04 | |
12 | Georgia | 074.10 | |
13 | Samoa | 073.65 | |
14 | Japan | 071.63 | |
15 | Portugal | 070.61 | |
16 | Tonga | 068.66 | |
17 | Uruguay | 067.39 | |
18 | 1 | Spain | 066.29 |
19 | 1 | United States | 066.01 |
20 | Romania | 062.62 | |
21 | Canada | 061.87 | |
22 | Chile | 061.39 | |
23 | 1 | Hong Kong | 060.40 |
24 | 1 | Namibia | 060.23 |
25 | Russia | 058.06 | |
26 | Switzerland | 057.44 | |
27 | Netherlands | 057.29 | |
28 | Belgium | 056.46 | |
29 | Brazil | 054.49 | |
30 | Zimbabwe | 053.33 | |
* Change from the previous week |
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Korea were at their peak in the 1980s, where they won 3 consecutive Asian championships (defeating full-strength Japan squads), and even managed to play a test against the Wallabies. Korea reached the repechage round of qualification for the 1999, 2003, and 2007 Rugby World Cups, being eliminated by Tonga each time. They also failed to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. They did not qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
Korea participated in the 2008 Asian Five Nations, the inaugural Asian Five Nations.