South Korea national rugby union team (sevens)
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The South Korea
national rugby union
sevens
is a minor national sevens side. They regularly take part in the Rugby World Cup Sevens
, and have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens
since the 1980s. In 1989, veteran rugby commentator Bill McLaren
mentions them in an article on the Hong Kong Sevens
, saying that their team had players three players surnamed Kim, and two surnamed Hong, and that he was grateful that he did not have to broadcast all the names, as he had trouble remembering them correctly.
Hong Kong Sevens
Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's
Rugby at the 1998 Asian Games
Group A matches -
December 7
Rugby at the 2002 Asian Games
Group A matches -
September 30
December 10
December 10
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
national rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
is a minor national sevens side. They regularly take part in the Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rugby World Cup Sevens
The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the premier international Rugby sevens competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and is contested by the men's national sevens teams every four years. The inaugural tournament was held in 1993 in Scotland, the...
, and have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is considered the premier tournament on the IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens—a variant of rugby union....
since the 1980s. In 1989, veteran rugby commentator Bill McLaren
Bill McLaren
William Pollock "Bill" McLaren CBE was a Scottish rugby union commentator, teacher, journalist and one time rugby player. Until his retirement in 2002, he was known as 'the voice of rugby'...
mentions them in an article on the Hong Kong Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is considered the premier tournament on the IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens—a variant of rugby union....
, saying that their team had players three players surnamed Kim, and two surnamed Hong, and that he was grateful that he did not have to broadcast all the names, as he had trouble remembering them correctly.
Hong Kong SevensHong Kong SevensThe Hong Kong Sevens is considered the premier tournament on the IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens—a variant of rugby union....
results
| Year | Venue | Cup | Plate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Final Score | Runner-up | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 1982 Details |
Government Stadium | 18-14 |  Scottish Border Club |
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| 1983 Details |
Government Stadium | 14-4 | ||||
| 1991 Details |
Government Stadium | 18-14 | ||||
| 1994 Details |
Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium it reincarnated as Hong Kong Stadium in 1994... |
32-20 | ||||
| 1998 Details |
Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium it reincarnated as Hong Kong Stadium in 1994... |
28-19 | ||||
Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7'sSinger Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7'sThe Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's is an annual international rugby sevens event held in Kandy, Sri Lanka of the Kandy Sports Club and staged at the Bogambara Stadium. It Is usually held in September and runs for three days...
| Year | Cup | Plate | Bowl |
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| 1999 | |||
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| 2002 | |||
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| 2008 |
Rugby at the 1998 Asian GamesRugby at the 1998 Asian GamesRugby was one of the many sports which was held at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand from December 7 to December 18, 1998.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Group A:December 7-Group B:December 7-Classification round:...
Group A matches -| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PW | PL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 113 | 12 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 54 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 108 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 74 | |
December 7
| 56 – 0 | ||
| 28 – 12 | ||
| 14 – 17 | ||
| 28 – 12 | ||
| 29 – 0 | ||
| 38 – 14 |
Rugby at the 2002 Asian GamesRugby at the 2002 Asian GamesRugby was one of the many sports which was held at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. All games played at the Ulsan Public Stadium...
Group A matches -| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PW | PL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 24 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 47 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 89 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 74 | |
September 30
| 31 – 5 | ||
| 26 – 7 | ||
| 5 – 24 | ||
| 49 – 7 | ||
| 35 – 12 | ||
| 14 – 19 |
Rugby at the 2006 Asian Games
Group A matches -| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | GW | GL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 42 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 68 | |
December 10
| 21 – 7 | ||
| 21 – 26 | ||
| 42 – 0 |
December 10
| 82 – 0 | ||
| 58 – 0 | ||
| 7 – 24 |
Current Squad
Squad to 2011 Hong Kong Sevens2011 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2011 Hong Kong Sevens was a seven-a-side rugby union tournament, part of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series. The competition was being held from 25–27 March in at Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong and featured 24 teams.- Teams :...
- Yeon Kwon-woo
- Kim Jeong-min
- Mun Sang-yong
- Park Wan-yong
- Hong Jun-ki
- Choi Si-won
- Kim Won-yong
- Oh Seng-joung
- Lee Seong-bae
- Oh Youn-hyung
- Joun Chi-do
- Kim Sung-soo