South Korea national rugby sevens team
| Union | Korea Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Charles Louw | |
| Captain(s) | Wanyong Park | |
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| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1993) | |
| Best result | 5th (1997) | |
The South Korea national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. They sometimes take part in the Rugby World Cup Sevens, and have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s.[1]
South Korea made their Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, they had qualified the previous year after defeating Hong Kong at the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Incheon.[2][3]
Tournament history[edit]
Summer Olympics[edit]
| Olympic Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2020
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9–12th Place Playoff | 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
Rugby World Cup Sevens[edit]
| World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1993
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Group stage | 11th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
 1997
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Cup Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
 2001
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Plate Quarter-finals | 13th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
 2005
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Bowl Quarter-finals | 21st | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
 2009
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2013
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 2018
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 2022
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Bowl Quarter-finals | 21st | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 5/8 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 2 | |||
Asian Games[edit]
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1998
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Winners | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
 2002
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Winners | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
 2006
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Runner-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2010
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Semi-finalist | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2014
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Semi-finalist | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2018
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Semi-finalist | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 Titles | 6/6 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0 | |||
Hong Kong Sevens results[edit]
| Year | Venue | Cup | Plate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Final Score | Runner-up | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 1982 Details |
Government Stadium |  Australia |
18-14 |  Scottish Border Club |
 South Korea |
 Japan |
| 1983 Details |
Government Stadium | Australia |
14-4 |  Fiji |
South Korea |
 Canada |
| 1991 Details |
Government Stadium | Fiji |
18-14 |  New Zealand |
 Argentina |
South Korea |
| 1994 Details |
Hong Kong Stadium | New Zealand |
32-20 | Australia |
South Korea |
 Hong Kong |
| 1998 Details |
Hong Kong Stadium | Fiji |
28-19 |  Western Samoa |
South Korea |
 Morocco |
Sri Lanka Sevens[edit]
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
Squad to the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo:[4]
Head coach: Charles Louw
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Events | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Han Kun-kyu (c) | 22 January 1987 (aged 34) | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | FW | Kim Hyun-soo | 8 November 1988 (aged 32) | 4 | 25 |
| 3 | FW | Andre Jin Coquillard | 15 January 1991 (aged 30) | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | BK | Chang Yong-heung | 12 November 1993 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | BK | Lee Seong-bae | 7 April 1990 (aged 31) | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | BK | Kim Nam-uk | 5 February 1990 (aged 31) | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | BK | Jang Jeong-min | 10 November 1994 (aged 26) | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | FW | Jang Seong-min | 22 August 1992 (aged 28) | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | BK | Park Wan-yong (c) | 2 June 1984 (aged 37) | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | FW | Lee Jin-kyu | 4 July 1994 (aged 27) | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Choi Seong-deok | 31 May 1999 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | BK | Jeong Yeon-sik | 8 May 1993 (aged 28) | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | BK | Kim Gwong-min | 2 April 1988 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 |
References[edit]
- McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989),
- ^ McLaren, p70
- ^ "Rugby sevens underdogs hope for an Olympic miracle". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ "South Korea earn Tokyo 2020 spot by winning Asian men's rugby sevens qualifier". www.insidethegames.biz. 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ "Japan and Korea introduce their men's 7s squads – Planet Sevens". Retrieved 2021-10-19.
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