The Korea Rugby Union (KRU) is the governing body for rugby union in South Korea. It was founded in 1946,[2][3] and become a member of World Rugby (known as International Rugby Football Board at the time) in November 1988.[4][5] The KRU was the fifth Asian rugby union to be founded, after Ceylon (Sri Lanka; 1908), Malaya (Malaysia; 1921), Japan (1926) and Thailand (1937).
| 대한럭비협회 | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1946 |
| World Rugby affiliation | November 1988 |
| Asia affiliation | 1968[1] |
| Headquarters | Jung District, Seoul |
| Website | www |
Teams
edit- South Korea – Men's national team
- South Korea sevens – Men's national rugby seven-a-side team
- South Korea women's sevens – Women's national rugby seven-a-side team
References
edit- ^ "Membership — Regional Association: Asia Rugby". world.rugby. World Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023.
- ^ Bath, Richard, ed. (1997). Complete Book of Rugby. Seven Oaks Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 1-86200-013-1.
- ^ "Korea Rugby Union". asiarugby.com. Asia Rugby.
- ^ "Handbook" (PDF). test3.pulselive.com. World Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Membership". asiarugby.com. Asia Rugby.
See also
editExternal links
edit- Korea Rugby Union
- Korea on irb.com
- Korea Archived 2018-11-09 at the Wayback Machine on rugbydata.com
