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Hyundai Glovis Rugby

Hyundai Glovis
Full nameHyundai Glovis Rugby Club
UnionKorea Rugby Union
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
LocationIncheon, South Korea
Ground(s)Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium (Capacity: 5,078)
Director of RugbyKim Yong Hoe
Captain(s)Lee Jin-kyu
League(s)Korea Super Rugby League
20241st
Official website
www.glovis.net/Eng/rugby/intro/contentsid/253/index.do

Hyundai Glovis Rugby is a South Korean rugby union team who plays in the Korea Super Rugby League, based in Incheon they are one of the few professional clubs in the nation, they are sponsored by Hyundai Glovis.[1]

History

Formed in 2015 as a replacement for Samsung SDI in the Korea Super Rugby League they were unable to participate in the 2016 season due to the postponement of the league due to financial difficulties. Instead they featured at national sports tournaments, coming second in the National 7s Rugby Tournament 2016 as well as at the National Sports Festival 2016.

They made their Korea Super Rugby League debut in 2017, winning the title in the following season. They went on to win the 2019 and 2020 seasons.[2]

The team has close ties to Japan Rugby League One side Urayasu D-Rocks with Hyundai having two players join on loan from the Japanese giants; backrow Daiki Sato, Brody Macaskill and winger Takehiro Ishikawa.[3][4][5][6]

Club honours

  • National Sports Festival
    • Champions: (1) 2023
    • Runners-up: (1) 2016
  • National 7s Rugby Tournament
    • Runners-up: (1) 2016

Current squad

The Hyundai Glovis squad for the 2024 season is:[1][7]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Song Myung Jun Hooker South Korea Korea
Son Young Ki Hooker South Korea Korea
Yoo Ji Hoon Hooker South Korea Korea
Lee Seung Eun Hooker South Korea Korea
Cho Jin Hyeon Prop South Korea Korea
Yang Keun Seob Prop South Korea Korea
Shin Woo Sung Prop South Korea Korea
Won Jung Ho Prop South Korea Korea
Kim Do Kun Lock South Korea Korea
Choi Kang San Lock South Korea Korea
Yang Dae Young Lock South Korea Korea
Park Ye Chan Lock South Korea Korea
Lee Hyeon Je Lock South Korea Korea
Lee Yong Seung Flanker South Korea Korea
Son Min Su Flanker South Korea Korea
Kim Yo Han Flanker South Korea Korea
Park Joon Beom Flanker South Korea Korea
Kim Chan Ju Flanker South Korea Korea
Hwang Jeong Wook Number 8 South Korea Korea
Emosi Labati Number 8 Fiji Fiji
Player Position Union
Lee Myung Jun Scrum-half South Korea Korea
Heo Jae Jun Scrum-half South Korea Korea
Jung Bu Hyon Fly-half South Korea Korea
Baek Si Yoon Fly-half South Korea Korea
Mun Jeong Ho Centre South Korea Korea
Lee Jin-kyu (c) Centre South Korea Korea
Shin Hyeon Seong Centre South Korea Korea
Kim Kun Hee Wing South Korea Korea
Jeong Yeon-sik Wing South Korea Korea
Shin Min Su Wing South Korea Korea
Kang Jin Gu Wing South Korea Korea
Takahiro Ishikawa Wing Japan Japan
Nam Yu Jun Fullback South Korea Korea
Baek Jong Eun Fullback South Korea Korea
Shota Takano Fullback Japan Japan

Club staff

Coaching[8]

Role Name
Manager South Korea Kim Yong Hoe
Assistant Coach South Korea Park Sung Ku
South Korea Jeong Yeun Chang

References

  1. ^ a b "Hyundai Glovis". Asierugby. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Hyundai Glovis Rugby History". Hyundai Glovis.
  3. ^ Hinato (29 March 2023). "Hyundai Glovis signe le 2ème ligne japonais Daiki Sato". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ^ Hinato (21 March 2023). "Hyundai Glovis signe l'ailier japonais Takahiro Ishikawa". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ^ Hinato (26 July 2022). "Partenariat historique entre Hyundai Glovis et Urayasu D-Rocks". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Hyundai Glovis signe le 3ème ligne australien Brody Macaskill". 31 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Hyundai Glovis Rugby Team". Hyundai Glovis.
  8. ^ "Byun Woo Jin joins Hyundai Glovis". Asie Rugby. 14 December 2022.

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