Choi Seong-deok

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Choi Seong-deok
Full nameChoi Seong-deok
Date of birth (1999-05-31) 31 May 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth South Korea
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock/Backrow
Current team KEPCO
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
20??-2022 Kyung Hee University ()
2022 KAFAC 5 (10)
2023- KEPCO ()
Correct as of 19 April 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 South Korea Under-19 3 (0)
2019- South Korea 5 (10)
Correct as of 19 April 2024
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2020- South Korea 9
Correct as of 19 April 2024

Choi Seong-deok (born 31 May 1999) is a South Korean rugby union player. [1] He plays club rugby for KEPCO in the Korea Super Rugby League, he has represented Korea internationally at both sevens and XVs. [2] [3]

Contents

Career

Club

Seong-deok joined KAFAC in 2022 after playing for Kyung Hee University where he won Most Valuable Player in the 2021 South Korea Spring University League. [4] [5] While at KAFAC they came 2nd in the South Korean National Sports Festival. After completing his military service, he joined rival Korea Super Rugby League side KEPCO. [6]

Sevens

He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [7] Choi represented South Korea at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa. [8]

Honors

South Korea

KAFAC

Individual

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References

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  2. "Seong Deok CHOI - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. "KEPCO". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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  7. "Rugby Sevens - Australia vs Republic of Korea - Pool A Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. "Korea Men's Sevens Squad Confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.