South Korea national rugby sevens team
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]
| Union | Korea Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) | John Walters | |
| Captain(s) | Wanyong Park | |
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| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1993) | |
| Best result | 5th (1997) | |
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
Summer Olympics
| Olympic Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2020 |
9–12th Place Playoff | 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1993 |
Group Stage | 11th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1997 |
Cup Quarter Finals | 5th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
 2001 |
Plate Quarter Finals | 13th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
 2005 |
Bowl Quarter Finals | 21st | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
 2009 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2013 | |||||||||
 2018 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/7 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | |||
Asian Games
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1998 |
Winners | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
 2002 |
Winners | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
 2006 |
Runner Up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2010 |
Semi Finalist | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2014 |
Semi Finalist | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2018 |
Semi Finalist | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 Titles | 6/6 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0 | |||
Hong Kong Sevens results
| Year | Venue | Cup | Plate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Final Score | Runner-up | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 1982 Details |
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18-14 | Scottish Border Club |
South Korea |
Japan |
| 1983 Details |
Government Stadium | Australia |
14-4 |  Fiji |
South Korea |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
Players
Current squad
Squad to the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo:[4]
- Yongheung Chang
- Jeongmin Jang
- Yeonsik Jeong
- Hyunsoo Kim
- Kunkyu Han
- Namuk Kim
- Seongbae Lee
- Wanyong Park (Capt.)
- Jinkyu Lee
- Andre Jin
- Seongmin Jang
- Seongdeok Choi
- Gwongmin Kim
References
- 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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