Aggie Poon

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Aggie Poon
Date of birth (1990-01-02) 2 January 1990 (age 34)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
International career
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Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 13 (0)
National sevens team
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Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong

Aggie Poon Pak-yan (born 2 January 1990) [1] is a Hong Kong rugby union referee and former player. She competed for Hong Kong when they debuted at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Rugby career

Poon has represented Hong Kong in fifteens and sevens at international level. She is a former 110 metre hurdler. [2]

Poon competed for Hong Kong in their debut appearance at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland. [2] [3] [4] [5] She played 13 games for Hong Kong before she was made to retire, due to an injured knee. [2] She took up refereeing after her retirement. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player profiles: Hong Kong women's sevens squad". South China Morning Post. 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. 1 2 3 "Referee Aggie Poon on a whistle-stop tour to the top". www.world.rugby. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  3. ↑ Varty, Lindsay (2017-09-09). "Hong Kong team make history at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  4. ↑ "Hong Kong aiming to create legacy at World Cup ｜ Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  5. ↑ "Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut". Irish Rugby. 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  6. ↑ "Aggie Poon, sevens star turned referee". Planet Sevens. 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
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