Geochang-gun Hosts Joint Training Camp for KEPCO and Yonsei University Rugby Teams

Over 60 Participants for 12 Days Starting August 15
Contributing to Local Economic Revitalization and Geochang-gun Promotion

KEPCO and Yonsei University rugby teams are conducting intensive training camps.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, following the training camp of the Korea Railroad Corporation soccer team last July, has attracted joint training camps of the Korea Electric Power Corporation rugby team and Yonsei University rugby team, greatly contributing to the local economy and promoting Geochang-gun.

About 20 members of the Korea Electric Power rugby team and about 40 members of the Yonsei University rugby team participating in this training camp have been sweating profusely even in midsummer from the 15th to the 26th for 12 days at the main stadium area of the sports complex to enhance physical fitness, tactics, and team cohesion for the second half of the national rugby competition.

Rugby, still a less popular sport in Korea, has a total of 50 teams active, including 4 corporate teams, 10 university teams, 17 high school teams, and 19 middle school teams.

The Korea Electric Power Corporation rugby team is the top corporate team in Korea, holding the most national representatives among the four corporate teams, making it the undisputed best corporate team in the country with superior strength. Yonsei University rugby team also reigns as the strongest university team, having won the national spring league championship consecutively in 2020.

The reason Geochang-gun is chosen as the optimal location for training camps is that training facilities such as natural grass fields, the National Sports Center, and gymnasiums are concentrated in one place, and customized administrative services suitable for training teams are provided, including rental fee reductions and provision of auxiliary facilities such as shower rooms, fitness centers, and conference rooms.

Lee Ji-eun, director of the Sports Facilities Office, said, “We are sparing no administrative support to attract more sports disciplines and athletes to Geochang-gun,” adding, “We will strive to revitalize the local economy through sports by attracting nationwide stay-type competitions and training teams.”

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