Wong Yuen-shan

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Wong Yuen-shan is a Hong Kong rugby union player. She represented Hong Kong at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, it was Hong Kong's first World Cup appearance. [1] [2] [3]

Biography

Wong featured in Hong Kong's Rugby World Cup repechage match against Japan in 2016. [4] She started in the two games against Japan at the 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Championship. [5] [6] She started in Hong Kong's first World Cup match against Canada, her side was routed 98–0. [7] She also started in the ninth place semi-final match against Spain. [8]

Wong was named in the squad that played in a two-test series against Kazakhstan in December 2022. [9] [10] [11]

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  7. ↑ "Canada breaks records in World Cup opener". Americas Rugby News. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  8. ↑ "Spain Beats Hong Kong to Move to 9th Place Final Against Italy". djcoilrugby. 2017-08-22. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  9. ↑ "Hong Kong v Kazakhstan: Everything You Need To Know". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2022-12-09. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  10. ↑ "Hong Kong Women XV Celebrate Win Over Kazakhstan". RugbyAsia247. 2022-12-11. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  11. ↑ "Hong Kong Women XV Looking For Series Clean Sweep Over Kazakhstan". RugbyAsia247. 2022-12-16. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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