South Korea national rugby union team

Korea
Shirt badge/Association crest
EmblemThe Mugunghwa[a]
UnionKorea Rugby Union
Head coachLee Myung-geun
CaptainLee Jin-kyu
Most capsBack Kwang-soo (26)
Top scorerOh Youn-hyung (98)
Top try scorerJin-wook Lee (13)
Home stadiumIncheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current33 (as of 12 August 2024)
Highest21 (2004)
Lowest34 (2011)
First international
Taiwan 15–9 South Korea 
(Tokyo, Japan; 8 March 1969)
Biggest win
 South Korea 135–3 Malaysia 
(Seoul, South Korea; 23 September 1992)
Biggest defeat
 Tonga 119–0 South Korea 
(Nukuʻalofa, Tonga; 21 March 2003)
World Cup
Appearances0
Medal record
Men's rugby union at the Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team
Websitewww.rugby.or.kr
Old logo
Men's World Rugby Rankings
Top 30 as of 30 September 2024[1]
Rank Change[i] Team Points
1 Steady  Ireland 092.12
2 Steady  South Africa 091.77
3 Steady  New Zealand 088.70
4 Steady  France 086.96
5 Steady  England 085.40
6 Steady  Argentina 084.30
7 Steady  Scotland 082.82
8 Steady  Italy 079.98
9 Steady  Fiji 079.64
10 Steady  Australia 079.32
11 Steady  Wales 076.04
12 Steady  Georgia 074.10
13 Steady  Samoa 072.68
14 Steady  Japan 072.31
15 Steady  Portugal 070.61
16 Steady  Tonga 068.12
17 Steady  Uruguay 067.39
18 Steady  Spain 066.29
19 Steady  United States 065.70
20 Steady  Romania 062.62
21 Steady  Chile 061.39
22 Steady  Canada 060.81
23 Steady  Hong Kong 060.40
24 Steady  Russia 058.06
25 Steady  Namibia 057.87
26 Steady   Switzerland 057.44
27 Steady  Netherlands 057.29
28 Steady  Zimbabwe 056.03
29 Steady  Brazil 055.83
30 Steady  Belgium 055.11
  1. ^ Change from the previous week
Source: World Rugby[1]
Graph updated to 30 September 2024

The South Korea national rugby union team, (Korean: 대한민국 럭비 유니언 국가대표팀, romanized: Daehanminguk reogbi yunieon gukga daepyo tim) recognised as Korea by World Rugby, also known as the Mugunghwas, represents South Korea in men's international rugby union. South Korea has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup (RWC).

Korea reached the repechage round of qualification for the 1999, 2003, and 2007 Rugby World Cups, being eliminated by Tonga each time. In qualifying for 2011, South Korea lost every fixture, with its closest match coming against the Arabian Gulf.[2] For 2015, South Korea finished third in the final round, missing qualification directly and to the repechage phase. Similar to 2015, South Korea missed direct or indirect qualification to the Rugby World Cup for both 2019 and 2023. In 2022 South Korea lost to Hong Kong by two points, failing to advance to the repechage qualification play-offs.


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  1. ^ a b "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ Radley, Paul (14 May 2010). "On this day, May 14, 2010: Arabian Gulf beat South Korea in their final Test". The National.