Korea Rugby Union

Korea Rugby Union
대한럭비협회
SportRugby union
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946) (1946; 78 years ago (1946))
World Rugby affiliationNovember 1988; 36 years ago (November 1988)
Asia affiliation1968; 56 years ago (1968)[1]
HeadquartersJung District, Seoul
Websitewww.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).

  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.