The records that I recently found indicate that a lot of overseas teams visited Korea for rugby in 1980s.
It includes NZ (80), HK (83), Scotland (84), Wales (85), Cambridge University (86), Australia (New South Wales County, 87), the US (Life University School of Chiropractic,87), Ireland (87), and England (Cambridge University, Cornwall County Side, Combined services, Public School Wanderers, England Students, 87)
This must have been the reason why Korea rugby flourished from 1980 winning the Asian Rugby Championship three times consecutively at that moment (86,88,90).
I also found an intereting video showing that the Royal Navy team played the Korea Air Force Academy in 1960 (KAFA winning 9-0).
To watch the video:
http://film.ktv.go.kr/pop/movie_pop.jsp?srcgbn=KV&mediaid=250&mediadtl=1850&gbn=DH&quality=H
4 comments:
Right...bring on the teams from overseas!!
This is intresting.
I was wondering if you could help with this quick questions.
Can non koreans play for korean university teams if they are enrolled at the university?
thank you.
Also great blog. I think its great that your helping to develop rugby in asia.
I think I can give an answer...technically yes you can but realistically maybe not.
if you could provide me with more details i can help you more. my university had a couple of japanese players.
email me if you have a question: jaesub.choi@gmail.com
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