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The Korea Rugby Union (KRU) is the governing body for rugby union in South Korea. It was founded in 1946, and become a member of World Rugby (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; 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

1. "Membership — Regional Association: Asia Rugby". world.rugby. World Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023.
2. Bath, Richard, ed. (1997). Complete Book of Rugby. Seven Oaks Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 1-86200-013-1.
3. "Korea Rugby Union". asiarugby.com. Asia Rugby.
4. "Handbook" (PDF). test3.pulselive.com. World Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015.
5. "Membership". asiarugby.com. Asia Rugby.

See also

• Rugby union in South Korea
• Sport in South Korea
• Korea Super Rugby League

External links

• Korea Rugby Union
• Korea on irb.com
• Korea Archived 2018-11-09 at the Wayback Machine on rugbydata.com

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