Korea Rugby Union
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| 대한럭비협회 | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1946 |
| World Rugby affiliation | November 1988 |
| Asia Rugby affiliation | 1968[1] |
| Headquarters | 424 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul |
| President | Shim Young Bock |
| Website | www |
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).
- South Korea – Men's national team
- South Korea sevens – Men's national rugby seven-a-side team
- South Korea women's sevens – Women's national rugby seven-a-side team
