From high school students to professional team athletes, all gathered! Successful conclusion of the summer training camp for rugby reserve players

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The summer training camp aimed at strengthening physical fitness, skills, and tactics for cultivating next-generation rugby national team representatives, as well as reviewing game performance, has been successfully concluded.

The Korea Rugby Association announced on the 8th that "the rugby reserve player squad completed the '2026 Rugby Reserve Players Summer Training Camp,' which was held over 12 days from July 27 to August 7 at the Seoul Army Academy Eulji Ground."

This training camp was organized under the auspices of the Korean Sports Council and hosted by the Korea Rugby Association, with financial support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Sports Promotion Fund. It was held to systematically enhance the game performance of reserve players with high potential to grow into next-generation national team representatives and to stably secure the player base.

A total of 28 participants, including 24 players selected based on game performance evaluation results from the '2026 Korea Rugby Association Reserve Player Selection Camp' held on June 29, and four coaching staff members, took part in this summer training camp.

The squad was composed of players from various teams: POSCO E&C, OK e-Man Rugby Team, KEPCO Corporation, Chungnam OB, Korea University, Kyung Hee University, Dongwon University, Wonkwang University, Yonsei University, and Chungbuk High School. Although they are of the same age group, players who have pursued their athletic careers through different paths—from high school to university and professional teams—gathered in one place for training, creating opportunities for competition and cooperation based on their diverse experiences and game performances.

During the training period, physical and weight training, position-specific specialized training, and offensive and defensive tactical training were conducted step by step. Additionally, through team training and position-specific drills, the squad focused on assessing players' understanding of the game and their ability to execute tactics, while emphasizing the improvement of judgment and response capabilities required in actual matches.

In particular, through this long-term training camp, efforts were made to meticulously identify each player's strengths and areas for improvement, enhance organizational cohesion and synergy among players, and build physical fitness and game performance capable of stably handling high-intensity training.

A Korea Rugby Association official stated, "Despite the scorching heat, the players actively engaged in training and successfully completed the 12th-day schedule." The official added, "We will continuously manage the strengths and areas for improvement identified during this training camp to ensure that reserve players can grow into national team representatives in the future, continuing systematic player development."

This summer training camp served as a foundation for reserve players to elevate their game performance by one level and prepare for growth into national team representatives. The Korea Rugby Association explained, "Moving forward, we plan to continuously manage the game performance of promising players based on an age-group and stage-based player development system, and to work hard on discovering and cultivating next-generation national team players who can compete on the international stage."

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