Kim Ki Min (born 5 August 1997) is a South Korean rugby union and sevens player who plays for KEPCO in the Korea Super Rugby League.[1][2]

Kim Ki Min
Date of birth (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birthSouth Korea
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team KEPCO
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019-2022
2022-
KAFAC
KEPCO
??
9
(??)
(122)
Correct as of 3 June 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016
2019-
South Korea under-19
South Korea
2
5
(15)
(25)
Correct as of 3 June 2023
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2020 South Korea

Career

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Club career

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Ki Min spent time at KAFAC during his national service, before joining rival Korea Super Rugby League side KEPCO in 2022.[3] He started in both the 2022 and 2023 Korea Super Rugby League finals, winning both.[4][5]

International career

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He started in all of South Korea under-19's Asia Rugby Under 19 Division 1 matches. Including starting and scoring two conversions in the final against the United Arab Emirates.[6]

He is a member of the South Korea Sevens team, recently competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] He has also featured for the South Korea rugby union team 5 times. He was recently named in the South Korea squad for the 2023 Asia Rugby Championship.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Ki-min Kim". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. ^ "KEPCO". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ^ "KEPCO a signé les internationaux sud-coréens Lee Hyun Soo et Kim Ki Min". Asierugby (in French). 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  4. ^ "KEPCO remporte le 1er tournoi de la Korea Super Rugby League 2023". Asierugby (in French). 9 April 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  5. ^ "KEPCO est champion de Corée du sud!". Asierugby (in French). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Asia Rugby Under 19 Men's Division 1 2016". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Rugby Sevens - Australia vs Republic of Korea - Pool A Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. ^ "(사)대한럭비협회". (사)대한럭비협회 (in Korean). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Asia Rugby Championship 2023 - Hong Kong China, South Korea & Malaysia". RugbyAsia247. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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