Colleen Tjosvold

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Colleen Tjosvold
Date of birth (1989-03-30) March 30, 1989 (age 35)
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Rugby union career
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2007–Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong

Colleen Jenny Tjosvold (born 30 March 1989) is a Hong Kong rugby union and sevens player. She was named in Hong Kong's historic 2017 Rugby World Cup squad. It was their first appearance at a World Cup. [1] [2] [3]

Biography

Tjosvold started playing rugby when she was 10. [4] She graduated from Carleton College in 2011, she majored in Political Science and International Relations. [5] She competed at the 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens, it was a World Rugby Sevens Series qualifier for the 2019–20 series. [6] [7] She was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 Asia Pacific Championship in Fiji. [8]

Tjosvold earned her first international cap at the 2007 Asian Sevens in Doha.

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References

  1. "Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut". Irish Rugby. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. Varty, Lindsay (2017-09-09). "Hong Kong team make history at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  3. "Hong Kong aiming to create legacy at World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  4. Varty, Lindsay (20 March 2013). "Hong Kong Women's Rugby Sevens". geoexpat.com. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  5. McGrady, Kayla. "Pitch Perfect". apps.carleton.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  6. "Five on debut for World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Qualifier". Asia Rugby. 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  7. "A youthful Hong Kong poised to take Sevens by storm". morechaos. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  8. Gohar, Nawaz (2019-05-23). "Nine new caps selected as Hong Kong Women's team set sights on South Pacific". Sportslinkpk. Retrieved 2022-02-15.