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Rugby Union In South Korea
Rugby union in South Korea is a minor but growing sport. Of the two Korean nations, the game tends to be mostly played in South Korea; North Korea's mostly small rugby union presence is limited to Koreans in Japan. Governing body The Korean Union was set up in 1946, and affiliated to the IRFB in 1988.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ) p70 History It is unknown when rugby was first played in Korea. During the mid-19th century, European sailors are recorded as playing some of the earliest games in north east Asia, in ports such as Shanghai and Yokohama in neighbouring China and Japan, but it is unclear whether this occurred in Korea itself. However, it seems certain it had some presence by the mid-20th century. Korea was to become occupied by Japan, the main rugby playing nation of Asia, and it could well have been introduced then. South Korea still maintains a fierce rivalry with Japan to this day. After World War II, and later, during th ...
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Rugby World Cup
The Men's Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World championship, world champions of the sport. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb Ellis Cup, named after William Webb Ellis who, according to a popular legend, invented rugby by picking up the ball during a football game and running with it. The tournament was first held in 1987 and was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. Four countries have won the trophy; South Africa national rugby union team, South Africa four times, New Zealand national rugby union team, New Zealand three times, Australia national rugby union team, Australia twice, and England national rugby union team, England once. South Africa national rugby union team, South Africa is the current champion, having defeated New Zealand national rugby union team, New ...
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The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an International organization, international association of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territorial evolution of the British Empire, territories of the British Empire from which it developed. They are connected through their English in the Commonwealth of Nations, use of the English language and cultural and historical ties. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Commonwealth Secretariat, which focuses on intergovernmental relations, and the Commonwealth Foundation, which focuses on non-governmental relations between member nations. Numerous List of Commonwealth organisations, organisations are associated with and operate within the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth dates back to the first half of the 20th century with the decolonisation of the British Empire through increased self-governance ...
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Rugby Union At The 2002 Asian Games
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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. 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 Incheon is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi Province to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. As of February 2020, .... Tournament history Summer Olympics Rugby World Cup Sevens Asian Games Hong Kong Sevens results Sri Lanka Sevens Players Olympic squad References {{National rugby union teams (sevens) Rugby union in South Korea South Korea national rugby union team National rugby sevens teams ...
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The South Korea national rugby union team, () recognised as Korea by World Rugby, also known as the Mugunghwas, represents South Korea in men's international rugby union. South Korea has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup (RWC). Korea reached the repechage round of qualification for the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying#Repechage 1, 1999, 2003 Rugby World Cup – Repechage qualification#Repechage 2, 2003, and 2007 Rugby World Cup – repechage qualification#Repechage 2, 2007 Rugby World Cups, being eliminated by Tonga national rugby union team, Tonga each time. In 2011 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification, qualifying for 2011 Rugby World Cup, 2011, South Korea lost every fixture, with its closest match coming against the Arabian Gulf rugby union team, Arabian Gulf. For 2015 Rugby World Cup, 2015, South Korea 2014 Asian Five Nations, finished third in the final round, missing qualification directly and to the 2015 Rugby World Cup – repechage qualification, repechag ...
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