Korea Rugby Union

{{Infobox national rugby union

| unionname = Korea Rugby Union

| nativename = 대한럭비협회

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| logosize = 125px

| founded = {{start date and age|1946}}

| IRB = {{start date and age|November 1988}}

| region = Asia Rugby

| regionyear = {{start date and age|1968}}{{cite web |date= |title=Membership — Regional Association: Asia Rugby |url=https://www.world.rugby/organisation/membership/asia |website=world.rugby |publisher=World Rugby |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206082745/https://www.world.rugby/organisation/membership/asia |archive-date=6 December 2023 |url-status=live }}

| headquarters = 424 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul

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| president = Shim Young Bock

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| url = {{URL|www.rugby.or.kr}}

}}

The Korea Rugby Union (KRU) is the governing body for rugby union in South Korea. It was founded in 1946,{{cite book |editor-last1=Bath |editor-first1=Richard |date=1997 |title=Complete Book of Rugby |url= |publisher=Seven Oaks Ltd |page=70 |isbn=1-86200-013-1 }}{{cite web |date= |title=Korea Rugby Union |url=https://www.asiarugby.com/unions/korea/ |website=asiarugby.com |publisher=Asia Rugby }} and become a member of World Rugby (known as International Rugby Football Board at the time) in November 1988.{{cite web |date=2014 |title=Handbook |url=https://test3.pulselive.com/wr-resources/World_Rugby_Handbook/EN/pubData/source/150114%20GF%20IRB%20Handbook%20Master%20English%20Version.pdf |website=test3.pulselive.com |publisher=World Rugby |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208034633/http://test3.pulselive.com/wr-resources/World_Rugby_Handbook/EN/pubData/source/150114%20GF%20IRB%20Handbook%20Master%20English%20Version.pdf |archive-date=8 February 2015 }}{{cite web |date= |title=Membership |url=https://www.asiarugby.com/about-asia-rugby/membership/ |website=asiarugby.com |publisher=Asia Rugby }} The KRU was the fifth Asian rugby union to be founded, after Ceylon (Sri Lanka; 1908), Malaya (Malaysia; 1921), Japan (1926) and Thailand (1937).