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The Korea Rugby Union (KRU) is the governing body for
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in
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
. It was founded in 1946, and become a member of
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(known as International Rugby Football Board at the time) in November 1988. The KRU was the fifth Asian rugby union to be founded, after
Ceylon Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
(Sri Lanka; 1908), Malaya (Malaysia; 1921),
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(1926) and
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(1937).


Teams

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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
– 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


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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 Uni ...
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Sport in South Korea South Korea has Traditional games of South Korea, traditional sports of its own, as well as sports from different cultures and countries. Sports originating from Korea Taekwondo, a popular martial sport is often claimed to have historical orig ...
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Korea Super Rugby League The Korea Super Rugby league (, formally the Korea Rugby League and Korea Spring League) is a semi professional rugby union league based in South Korea. It is run by the Korean Rugby Union. History In 2003 with Japan, South Koreas creates ...


External links


Korea Rugby Union
on irb.com
Korea
on rugbydata.com Rugby union in South Korea Rugby union governing bodies in Asia
Rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby union: 15 players per side *** American flag rugby *** Beach rugby *** Mini rugby *** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side *** Rugby tens, 10 players per side *** Snow rugby *** Tou ...
Sports organizations established in 1946 1946 establishments in South Korea {{SouthKorea-sport-stub