Korea Rugby Union
| 대한럭비협회 | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1946 |
| World Rugby affiliation | November 1988 |
| Asia Rugby affiliation | 1968 |
| 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, and become a member of World Rugby (known as International Rugby Football Board at the time) in November 1988. The KRU was the fifth Asian rugby union to be founded, after Ceylon (Sri Lanka; 1908), Malaya (Malaysia; 1921), Japan (1926) and Thailand (1937).