Korea Rugby Union

Korea Rugby Union
한국 럭비 유니온
Sport	Rugby union
Founded	1946; 78 years ago (1946) (1946; 78 years ago (1946))
World Rugby affiliation	November 1988; 35 years ago (November 1988)
Asia affiliation	1968; 56 years ago (1968)^[1]
Headquarters	Jung District, Seoul
Website	www.rugby.or.kr

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).

Teams

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

^ "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.