South Korea national rugby sevens team

South Korea
UnionKorea Rugby Union
Coach(es)Charles Louw
Captain(s)Wanyong Park
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances5 (First in 1993)
Best result5th (1997)

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 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
2024 Did not qualify
Total 0 Titles 1/3 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


Japan
1983
Details
Government Stadium
Australia
14-4
Fiji


Canada
1991
Details
Government Stadium
Fiji
18-14
New Zealand

Argentina

1994
Details
Hong Kong Stadium
New Zealand
32-20
Australia


Hong Kong
1998
Details
Hong Kong Stadium
Fiji
28-19
Western Samoa


Morocco

Sri Lanka Sevens

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

Players

Olympic squad

References

  1. ^ McLaren, Bill (1989). "A Visit to Hong Kong". In Starmer-Smith, Nigel; Robertson, Ian (eds.). The Whitbread Rugby World '90. Lennard Books. p. 70.
  2. ^ "Rugby sevens underdogs hope for an Olympic miracle". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Pavitt, Michael (2019-11-24). "South Korea earn Tokyo 2020 spot by winning Asian men's rugby sevens qualifier". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2021-10-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)