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) | Charles Louw | |
| Captain(s) | Wanyong Park | |
| ||
| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Appearances | 5 (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 | |||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 2022 | Bowl Quarter-finals | 21st | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 5/8 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 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 |
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
Players
Previous squad
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. 6 July 2021. 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.
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