Tammy Lau Nga-wun

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Tammy Lau Nga-wun
Date of birth (1992-07-30) 30 July 1992 (age 31)
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–PresentFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong

Tammy Lau Nga-wun (born 30 July 1992) is a Hong Kong rugby union player. She competed for Hong Kong when they debuted at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Dublin.

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Rugby career

2016

In 2016, Lau was named Women's Premiership Player of the Year by the Hong Kong Rugby Union at their annual end-of-season awards night. [1] [2]

Lau featured for Hong Kong against Japan at the 2016 Asia Women's Championship. [3] [4] [5] She played in the warm-up match against Singapore prior to the final leg of the Championship series. [3] [4] [5] She scored a try in her sides 40–7 routing of Singapore. [4] [5] Later in November, she was selected in Hong Kong's training squad as they prepared for the World Cup qualifiers against Fiji and Japan. [6]

2017–2024

She was part of Hong Kong's historic side that debuted at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Dublin. [7] [8] [9] She started in the match against eventual champions, New Zealand. [10]

Lau was selected for Hong Kong's two-test tour of Spain and Wales at the end of 2018. [11] She was in the Hong Kong squad that won their first test match and test series in Europe against the Netherlands. [12] [13]

She was in the starting line-up that faced Japan in the opening match of the 2024 Asia Rugby Women's Championship. [14] [15]

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References

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  2. "Nine standouts join Rugby Hall of Fame as HKRU names end-of-season award winners". South China Morning Post. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  3. 1 2 "HK rugby women in testing double". www.thestandard.com.hk. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hong Kong Women shine in seven-try sinking of Singapore". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  5. 1 2 3 "Red-hot Hong Kong rebound from Japan defeat with a stunning seven-try demolition of Singapore". South China Morning Post. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  6. "Women's Rugby World Cup Qualifier Hong Kong". Asia Rugby. 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  7. "Hong Kong aiming to create legacy at World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  8. Varty, Lindsay (2017-09-09). "Hong Kong team make history at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  9. "Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut". Irish Rugby. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
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  11. "Hong Kong Rugby Union's Women's squad for Spain Test". Asia Rugby. 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  12. Donnelly, Alison (2019-11-28). "Hong Kong claim first win in Europe". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  13. "Hong Kong 18-0 The Netherlands @ Amsterdam – 30 November, 2019". www.bcmagazine.net. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  14. "Hong Kong China Women's squad". Asia Rugby. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  15. "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.