The Winning Try () is a 2025 South Korean television series starring Yoon Kye-sang, Im Se-mi and Kim Yo-han. It aired on SBS TV from July 25, to August 30, 2025, every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis The drama revolves around the Hanyang High School rugby team, which competes hard to win the National Sports Festival but always comes in last. The team's fortunes change when Ju Ga-ram is appointed coach.
Cast and characters Main Yoon Kye-sang as Ju Ga-ram Im Se-mi as Bae I-ji Kim Yo-han as Yun Seong-jun
Supporting Rugby club as Oh Yeong-gwang Lee Soo-chan as Seo Myeong-u Yoon Jae-chan as Do Hyeong-sik Hwang Seong-bin as Kim Ju-yang Woo Min-gyu as Pyo Seon-ho Kim Dan as Mun Ung Cho Han-gyeol as Kang Tae-pung
Shooting department Lee Sung-wook as Jeon Nak-gyun Park Jung-yeon as Seo U-jin Seong Ji-yeong as Na Seol-hyun
Hanyang High School and other people Gil Hae-yeon as Kang Jeong-hyo as Seong Jong-man Jeong Soon-won as Bang Heung-nam as Yang Seung-hui
Others Jang Hyuk-jin as Na Gyu-won Song Young-gyu as Kim Min-jong as Ma Seok-bong Seo Jeong-yeon as Won-jung Jung Ki-seom as Moon Cheol-young Jo Yeon-hee as Kim Soo-hyun Jeong Kang-hee as Jang Han Oh Soo-hye as Sim So-eun Lee Seung-chul as Gye Chun-sik
Production The series is written by Lim Jin-ah and directed by Jang Yeong-seok, who participated in directing Taxi Driver 2 (2022). It is produced by SBS' content production subsidiary Studio S.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 July 25, 2025 2July 26, 2025 4.4% 4.8% 3 August 1, 2025 5.1% 5.5% 4 August 2, 2025 5.4% 6.0% 5 August 8, 2025 5.5% 5.9% 6 August 9, 2025 5.7% 6.4% 7 August 15, 2025 5.4% 5.7% 8 August 16, 2025 9 August 22, 2025 5.6% 6.3% 10 August 23, 2025 5.5% 5.9% 11 August 29, 20256.0% 6.2% 12 August 30, 2025 6.4% 6.6% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.
Accolades Awards and nominations + Award ceremony Year Category Recipient(s) Result New York Television Festival International TV & Films Awards 2026 Entertainment Program: Drama The Winning Try SBS Drama Awards 2025 Director's Award Yoon Kye-sang Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Humanity/Fantasy Drama Kim Yo-han Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Humanity/Fantasy Drama Gil Hae-yeon Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Humanity/Fantasy Drama Lee Sung-wook Best New Actor Kim Dan Best New Actress Park Jung-yeon Best Supporting Team Hanyang High School rugby team WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2026 Best Television, Cable, Web Production Grand Remi AwardThe Winning Try
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