Choi Seong-deok (born 31 May 1999) is a South Korean rugby union player.[1] He plays club rugby for KEPCO in the Korea Super Rugby League, he has represented Korea internationally at both sevens and XVs.[2][3]
Career
Club
Seong-deok joined KAFAC in 2022 after playing for Kyung Hee University where he won Most Valuable Player in the 2021 South Korea Spring University League.[4][5] While at KAFAC they came 2nd in the South Korean National Sports Festival. After completing his military service, he joined rival Korea Super Rugby League side KEPCO.[6]
Sevens
He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] Choi represented South Korea at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa.[8]
Honors
South Korea
KAFAC
- South Korean National Sports Festival
- Runners up: 2022
Individual
- South Korea Spring University League MVP: 2021
References
- ^ "Choi Seong-deok". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Seong Deok CHOI - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "KEPCO". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Hinato (4 January 2022). "KAFAC signe 7 joueurs universitaires dont l'international sud-coréen Choi Seong Deok". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Hinato (21 June 2021). "Le groupe sud-coréen pour le Quest For Gold 7s". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "KEPCO signs South Korean internationals Choi Seong Deok and Park Woo Bin". www.asierugby.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens - Australia vs Republic of Korea - Pool A Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Korea Men's Sevens Squad Confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
