Pun Wai-yan

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Pun Wai-yan
Date of birth (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 29)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
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Pun Wai-yan (born 6 April 1995) is a Hong Kong rugby union player. She competed for Hong Kong at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.

Rugby career

Pun featured for Hong Kong in two matches against Japan at the 2017 Asia Rugby Championship. [1] She was part of Hong Kong's historic side that debuted at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. [2] [3] [4]

In 2018, she toured Europe and played in tests against Wales and Spain. [5] [6] The 2019 Asia Pacific Championship saw her play Fiji and Samoa in Lautoka. [7]

In 2024, she was named in the starting line-up for the opening match against Japan at the Asia Rugby Championship. [8] [9]

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References

  1. "'You are accountable': Pressure on Hong Kong women's rugby team". South China Morning Post. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  2. "Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut". Irish Rugby. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  3. Varty, Lindsay (2017-09-09). "Hong Kong team make history at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  4. "Hong Kong aiming to create legacy at World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  5. "Hong Kong Rugby Union's Women's squad for Spain Test". Asia Rugby. 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  6. "Hong Kong v Wales @ Cardiff Arms Park". www.bcmagazine.net. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  7. "Nine new caps selected as Hong Kong Women's…". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  8. "Hong Kong China Women's squad". Asia Rugby. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  9. "Asia Rugby Women's Championship 2024 – Hong Kong China name squad for Japan match". Hong Kong China Rugby. 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2024-05-23.