Korea national rugby union team
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The Korea national rugby union team represents South Korea
in international rugby union
. The team is recognized as Korea by the International Rugby Board
. Korea has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup
finals.
Korea was eliminated by Tonga
at the repechage
for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. They also failed to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Korea participated in the 2008 Asian Five Nations, the inaugural Asian Five Nations
.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
in international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. The team is recognized as Korea by the International Rugby Board
International Rugby Board
The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...
. Korea has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
finals.
Korea was eliminated by Tonga
Tonga national rugby union team
The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...
at the repechage
Repechage
Repechage is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round.- Types of repechage :...
for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. They also failed to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Korea participated in the 2008 Asian Five Nations, the inaugural Asian Five Nations
Asian Five Nations
The Asian Five Nations, known as the HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsorship by HSBC, is an annual international rugby union competition held between the top five Asian national rugby sides...
.