Lee Myung-geun (Korean: 이명근; born 8 April 1978) is a former international South Korean rugby union scrum half and current South Korea Head Coach.
[4] In 2007 he moved to Japan joining World Fighting Bull in the Top West League, although winning the league they lost in the promotion play offs.
With the collapse of World Fighting Bull in 2009 Myung Geun joined Top League side Kubota Spears.
[5] After ending his playing career at Kubota Spears, he joined their coaching set up before moving back to South Korea to be Backs Coach at his former club Yonsei University.
In 2022 he was named as the Head Coach for South Korea ahead of the 2022 Asia Rugby Championship.