Angela Chan Ka-yan

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Angela Chan Ka-yan is a Hong Kong rugby union player. She debuted for Hong Kong against Japan in the first match of the 2016 Asia Rugby Women's Championship. [1] She then featured for Hong Kong in a test match against Singapore the following week which was not part of the championship. [2] Chan also played in the second match of the Asia Women's Championship. [3]

Chan has a Master of Social Science degree in Psychology from the University of Hong Kong. [4] She was named in the training squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifiers against Fiji and Japan in November 2016. [5] Chan was selected for Hong Kong's squad in their first Rugby World Cup appearance in 2017. [6] [7] [8]

In 2018, she made Hong Kong's squad for their tour of Spain and Wales. [9] She started in the first of two matches against Spain. [10]

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  2. ↑ "Coach Hull keeps the faith against Lionesses as Hong Kong women open for Super Rugby's Sunwolves in Singapore". South China Morning Post. 2016-05-13. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong Women's XV wrap up Asia Rugby Women's Championship in Japan". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2022-03-05. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  4. ↑ "About Me". Sparkle Sport. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  5. ↑ "Women's Rugby World Cup Qualifier Hong Kong". Asia Rugby. 2016-11-13. Archived from the original on 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  6. ↑ "Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut". Irish Rugby. 2017-07-22. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  7. ↑ 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 2022-03-05.
  8. ↑ "Hong Kong aiming to create legacy at World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 2017-07-22. Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  9. ↑ "14 new caps in Hong Kong Women's Rugby squad for Autumn Tour". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2022-03-05. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  10. ↑ "Hong Kong Rugby Union's Women's squad for Spain Test". Asia Rugby. 2018-11-11. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
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