The Korea Rugby Association said in a press release on the 14th, “Yesterday (13th), the second round of the ‘2023 Korea Super Rugby League 2nd League’ was held at Incheon Namdong Asia Drug Stadium.”
In the second round, the Armed Forces Sports Unit (2 wins) defeated Korea University (2 losses), and Hyundai Glovis (2 wins) defeated the OK Financial Group’s Itsman Rugby Team (2 losses), respectively.
The Armed Forces Athletic Corps and Korea University engaged in a tight battle without scoring until the 10th minute of the second half. It was Korea University that broke the balance first. Korea University took the lead in the 12th minute of the second half when Lee Mun-kyu scored a try and even succeeded in a conversion kick.
The Armed Forces Athletic Corps succeeded in making a try with Kim Eui-tae’s witty move to peel off the defense after conceding a goal, and Kim Jae-won’s conversion kick succeeded in making the score again. The Armed Forces Athletic Corps succeeded in a penalty kick taken just before the end of the game and defeated Korea University with a final score of 10-7.
In the second game that followed, Hyundai Glovis defeated OK Financial Group’s Thinman rugby team. Hyundai Glovis seemed to solve the game easily with Jeong Yeon-sik’s try that came out 2 minutes after the start of the game. However, OK Financial Group allowed two penalty kicks, two tries, and a conversion kick, leading to 5-19.
Hyundai Glovis started the chase with Lee Mo-si’s try in the 5th minute of the second half with a score of 10-19. Soon after, they gave away a penalty kick again, but in the 29th minute of the second half Shin Woo-sung’s try and Jung Jung-hyun’s conversion kick caught up with 17-21. With 5 minutes left in the game, Lee Jin-kyu succeeded in a try with a powerful breakthrough that pushed back the defense and succeeded in reversing the game. Afterwards, Hyundai Glovis, which succeeded in a conversion kick from a difficult angle, defeated OK Financial Group 24-21.
Meanwhile, in the second round, various exhibition games were held, including touch rugby and women’s rugby sevens. Touch rugby is a type of rugby that can be enjoyed in a safe way by replacing the tackle with a light touch. Various rugby club teams such as ETR, NXB, and Seoul Sisters participated in the demonstration game.
Choi Yun, president of the Korea Rugby Association, said, “Congratulations to the Armed Forces Sports Corps and Hyundai Glovis for winning a sweet victory by a three-point margin. He said, “I hope to reorganize the battle line through a week of rest and show fans an even better game in the final round.”온라인카지노
He continued, “I would like to express my special thanks to the club members who showed through demonstration matches that rugby is a sport that can be enjoyed by both men and women of all ages.”
The 3rd round of the 2nd league, which will conclude the grand journey of the Korea Super Rugby League that started in March, will be held on Saturday, May 20th. Following the match between Korea University and OK Financial Group at 1:00 pm, Hyundai Glovis and the Armed Forces Sports Corps will compete at 3:00 pm. All matches will be broadcast in real time through Naver, Afreeca TV, and Korea Rugby Association YouTube channels.