Jasmine Cheung Shuk-han is a former Hong Kong rugby union player. She competed for Hong Kong when they made their first Rugby World Cup appearance at the 2017 tournament .
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Rugby career edit
Cheung was named in Hong Kong's squad that toured Spain in a two-test match series in Madrid in 2015.[1][2] She made her international debut against Spain in December 2015.[3]
In 2016, she featured for her club, HKRU Scorpions, against a touring Princeton A team at King's Park in Hong Kong; Her team scored ten tries to win 58–17.[4][5] She was named in Hong Kong's training squad in preparation for their Rugby World Cup qualifiers matches against Fiji and Japan in 2016.[6] She also featured in two training games against Kazakhstan as part of their preparation.[7]
Cheung was selected in Hong Kong's historic squad who made their first Rugby World Cup appearance in 2017.[8][9][10]
Cheung was called again into the national team for the 2019 Asia Pacific Championship against Fiji and Samoa.[11][12][13] She made her last appearance for Hong Kong in 2020.[14]
Personal life edit
Cheung is a full-stack software engineer; she completed an intensive 12 weeks of Makers Academy.[14] She attended the University of Exeter.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Gai Wu's Chow Mei-nam picked to lead Hong Kong women's 15s on tour of Spain". South China Morning Post. 2015-12-01. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Spain 59-12 Hong Kong - First Test, Match Report". www.bcmagazine.net. 2015-12-16. Archived from the original on 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ a b "Exeter alumae take to the stage at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". news-archive.exeter.ac.uk. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hong Kong Super Series Sides Sweep Princeton". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2016-03-19. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Hong Kong women give Sevens selectors plenty to think about". South China Morning Post. 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup Qualifier Hong Kong". Asia Rugby. 2016-11-13. Archived from the original on 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Women's Rugby Results: 16-20 November, 2016". www.bcmagazine.net. 2016-11-22. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut". Irish Rugby. 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ Varty, Lindsay (2017-09-09). "Hong Kong team make history at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Hong Kong aiming to create legacy at World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ Birch, John (2019-05-23). "Asia Pacific Championship". Scrum Queens. Archived from the original on 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ Gohar, Nawaz (2019-05-23). "Nine new caps selected as Hong Kong Women's team set sights on South Pacific". Sportslinkpk. Archived from the original on 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Fong sisters assemble as Hong Kong prepare for 2021 World Cup". morechaos. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ a b "Jasmine Cheung - Resume" (PDF). jasminecheung.netlify.app. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
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