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DeutschChong Ka-yan
| Date of birth | 24 November 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chong Ka-yan (born 24 November 1993) is a Hong Kong rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Hong Kong at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.
Rugby career
[edit]Sevens career
[edit]Chong made her sevens debut for Hong Kong at the Qingdao leg of the 2015 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[1] She competed in the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens which was a qualifier for the 2019–20 Sevens Series, she scored a try in her sides loss to Papua New Guinea.[2]
In 2021, she was part of the Hong Kong sevens side that competed at the repechage tournament in Monaco.[3][4]
She featured for Hong Kong in the Montevideo leg of the 2024 Sevens Challenger Series; she scored a hat-trick in her sides seventh place win over Kenya.[5] She was then named in the squad for the 2024 Hong Kong Sevens to compete in the Melrose Claymore challenge.[6][7] She helped her side beat China in the first match when she crossed the try-line.[8]
XVs career
[edit]Chong was named in Hong Kong's XVs team to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland where they made their debut.[9][10][11]
At the 2023 Asia Championship she scored a try in Hong Kong's narrow defeat to Kazakhstan in Almaty.[12][13] In 2024, she started in the opening match of the Asia Championship against Japan.[14][15] She scored in the 78th minute despite her side going down 12–29.[16][17]
References
[edit]- ^ Scott, Mathew (2015-11-07). "Burger queen Chong punches above her weight in Hong Kong women's Olympic effort". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Chong Ka-yan stars as Hong Kong finish Day One on a high". morechaos. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ McNicol, Andrew (2021-06-19). "Chong and Olson-Thorne star for Hong Kong in impressive repechage start". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Hong Kong 7s squads narrowly missed out on qualifying for Tokyo 2020". Asia Rugby. 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Hong Kong China men finish runners-up in Uruguay, women finish in 7th place". Hong Kong China Rugby. 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "HONG KONG CHINA FINAL SQUADS CONFIRMED FOR MELROSE CLAYMORES COMPETITION AT CATHAY/HSBC HONG KONG SEVENS 2024". hksevens.com. 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Hong Kong China Confirms Sevens Teams For Melrose Claymores - Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2024". RugbyAsia247. 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "HK teams beat China in close Melrose matches". news.rthk.hk. 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Hong Kong aiming to create legacy at World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut". Irish Rugby. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ Varty, Lindsay (2017-09-09). "Hong Kong team make history at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Kazakhstan set up Asia Rugby Women's Championship decider against Japan". www.women.rugby. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Kazakhstan Defeat Hong Kong China". Asia Rugby. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Hong Kong China Women's squad". Asia Rugby. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Japan overcome Hong Kong China challenge on road to England 2025". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ McNamara, Paul (2024-05-22). "Hong Kong's women target 'much better level' after ARC defeat to Japan". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2024-05-23.