Jeong Yeon-sik

Rugby player

Jeong Yeon-Sik

Date of birth|  (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 32)

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Place of birth| South Korea
Height| 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight| 82 kg (12 st 13 lb; 181 lb)
University| Korea University
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Winger, Fullback

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Current team|  Hyundai Glovis
Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2016-2018|  KAFAC|  |  ()
2018-2020|  Hino Red Dolphins|  8|  (10)
2020-|  Hyundai Glovis|  18|  (85)

Correct as of 7 June 2024

International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2012-|  South Korea|  15|  (30)

Correct as of 7 June 2024

National sevens team
Years|  Team|  |  Comps
2014-|  South Korea|  |  5

Medal record

Men's rugby sevens
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
| 2022 Hangzhou | Team
| 2014 Incheon | Team

Jeong Yeon-sik (born 8 May 1993) is a South Korean rugby union and sevens player who plays for Hyundai Glovis in the Korea Super Rugby League.[1][2]

## Career

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### Club career

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Jeong spent two seasons in the Korea Rugby League at KAFAC, before joining Japanese Top League side Hino Red Dolphins playing for two seasons. In 2020 he returned to Korea to play for the Hyundai Glovis in the Korea Super Rugby League,[3][4] winning the tournament in 2023 starting in the final against his former club, KAFAC.[5]

### International career

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He is a key member of the South Korea Sevens team, recently competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics[6] and also representing South Korea at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa.[7][8]

In 2023, he won a rugby sevens silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games.[9]

He has also featured for the South Korea rugby union team 13 times. He was named in the South Korea squad for the 2023 Asia Rugby Championship.[10]

## Personal life

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Jeong appeared on Netflix's Korean reality show, Rugged Rugby: Conquer or Die in December 2024.[9]

## References

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1. ^ "Yeon Sik JEONG - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
2. ^ "Hyundai Glovis". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
3. ^ "Hyundai Glovis Rugby Squad". Hyundai Glovis. 2023.
4. ^ "L'international sud-coréen Jeong Yeon Sik signe chez Hyundai Glovis". Asierugby (in French). 22 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
5. ^ "Hyundai Glovis remporte le 2ème tournoi de la Korea Super Rugby League 2023". Asierugby (in French). 20 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
6. ^ "Rugby Sevens - Australia vs Republic of Korea - Pool A Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
7. ^ "Korea Men's Sevens Squad Confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
8. ^ "Le groupe sud-coréen pour le World Rugby 7s Challenger Series 2023". Asierugby (in French). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
9. ^ a b LeGardye, Quinci (10 December 2024). "'Rugged Rugby: Conquer or Die' Gives the Sport the 'Physical: 100' Treatment—Here's What to Know About the Athletes". Marie Claire Magazine. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
10. ^ "(사)대한럭비협회". (사)대한럭비협회 (in Korean). Retrieved 1 June 2023.

## External links

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* Jeong Yeon-sik at Olympedia

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South Korea – 2020 Summer Olympics

Forwards|

* Han Kun-kyu (c)
* Kim Hyun-soo
* Andre Jin Coquillard
* Jang Seong-min
* Lee Jin-kyu
* Choi Seong-deok

Backs|

* Chang Yong-heung
* Lee Seong-bae
* Kim Nam-uk
* Jang Jeong-min
* Park Wan-yong (c)
* Jeong Yeon-sik
* Kim Gwong-min

Coach|

Seo Chun-oh

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