Jessica Ho (rugby union)

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Jessica Ho
Date of birth (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 31)
Rugby union career
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–PresentFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team

Jessica Ho Wai-on (born 12 May 1992) is a Hong Kong rugby union player. She competed for Hong Kong in their first World Cup appearance in 2017. [1] [2]

Biography

Ho graduated from the University of Exeter in 2014, she studied Sports Science. She made her debut for Hong Kong against Fiji in 2016. [3] In 2018 she was selected for Hong Kong's end-of-year tour of Spain and Wales. [4] [5] Ho toured the Netherlands in 2019 and helped Hong Kong win their first test series in Europe. [6] [7] [8]

In 2019 she featured for the Hong Kong sevens team at the Asia Sevens Qualifiers and at the Repechage tournament in Monaco. [9] [10] She was named in the squad that played in a two-test series against Kazakhstan in December 2022. [11] [12] [13]

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References

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  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 2022-02-16.
  3. Agars, Sam (2016-12-07). "Hong Kong debutant Jessica Ho 'lucky to be alive' after fall". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
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  6. "Hong Kong 18-0 The Netherlands @ Amsterdam". www.bcmagazine.net. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
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  13. "Hong Kong Women XV Looking For Series Clean Sweep Over Kazakhstan". RugbyAsia247. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-21.