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]

South Korea
UnionKorea Rugby Union
Coach(es)John Walters
World Cup Sevens
Appearances(First in 1993)
Best result5th (1997)

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2016 Did Not Qualify
2020 Qualified
Total0 Titles1/2----

Rugby World Cup Sevens

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
1993 Group Stage 11th 6 3 3 0
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
Total0 Titles4/7237142

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
Total2 Titles6/6322750

Hong Kong Sevens results

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

Year Cup Plate Bowl
1999 South Korea Malaysia India
2000 Chinese Taipei Japan Thailand
2001 Chinese Taipei Denmark Czech Republic
2002 Portugal South Korea Hong Kong
2003 Kenya Sri Lanka Arabian Gulf
2004 Japan Sri Lanka Kazakhstan
2005 Japan Sri Lanka Arabian Gulf
2006 South Korea Thailand Malaysia
2007 Hong Kong China India
2008 Malaysia Chinese Taipei Singapore

Current squad

Squad to 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament:

  • Bang Jun-young
  • Jeong Yeon-sik
  • Kim Hyun-soo
  • Park Wan-yong
  • Lee Seong-bae
  • Chang Yong-heung
  • Jang Jeong-min
  • Andre Jin Coquillard
  • Jang Seong-min
  • Han Kun-kyu
  • Kim Won-yong
  • Kim Nam-uk
  • Yoo Hee-bum

Previous Squads

References

  • McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989),
  1. McLaren, p70
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