광복이전 Rugby-football의 정체성 탐색

Abstract

Rugby-football, a sport which has a strong physical jostle like a hand-to-hand fight, appeared in the period of Japanese ruling, grew at that time, and developed. Many people wonder how Rugby-football developed under the Japanese ruling. But so far, there is few historical researches on this question. Therefore, as a plan for a lack of research and indifference on Rugby-football in Korea, this thesis is to arrange and summarize the appearance and development of Korean Rugby-football, focused on the pre-National Liberation. And also, this thesis aims to discuss on the anti-Japanese spirit and the meaning of sport nationalism of Rugby-football which enabled Koreans to enjoy the delight of victory by a strong physical jostle against Japanese. The results are as follows. In the first place, the appearance and the development of Rugby-football are divided into four periods; the appearance period(in 1920s), the development period(1927~1936), the oppressed period(1937~1939), the dormancy period(1940~1944). In the second place, the victory of Korean team under the Japanese ruling gave a proxy satisfaction to our Koreans, and furthermore, it led to a anti-Japanese struggle, confidence, and a firm solidarity of Koreans. Especially, the victory at Rugby-football match just like a hand-to-hand fight has a significant meaning. The victory means a direct and undeniable one. It can be said that we Koreans, through the spirit of Rugby-football, that is, an self-regulation and submissiveness(internal value), and a strong manliness(external value), have had a sustained determination and perseverance for a sport nationalism.