South Korea national rugby sevens team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see South Korea women's national rugby sevens team.

South Korea

Union	Korea Rugby Union
Coach(es)	Charles Louw
Captain(s)	Wanyong Park
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances	5 (First in 1993 )
Best result	5th (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	South Korea	Japan
1983 Details	Government Stadium	Australia	14-4	Fiji	South Korea	Canada
1991 Details	Government Stadium	Fiji	18-14	New Zealand	Argentina	South Korea
1994 Details	Hong Kong Stadium	New Zealand	32-20	Australia	South Korea	Hong Kong
1998 Details	Hong Kong Stadium	Fiji	28-19	Western Samoa	South Korea	Morocco

Sri Lanka Sevens

Main article: Sri Lanka Sevens

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

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.
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.