Lee Ka-shun

Lee Ka-shun
Date of birth (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthHong Kong
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Gai Wu ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–  Hong Kong 26 (0)

Lee Ka-shun (born 24 March 1989) is a Hong Kong rugby union player. She represented Hong Kong at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.

Early career

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Lee is the former record holder for women's Discus in Hong Kong.[1]

Rugby career

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Lee made her international debut for Hong Kong in 2010. She featured for Hong Kong at the 2014 Asia Women's Four Nations and the 2016 Asia Rugby Women's Championship.[2][3] In 2016, she played against Fiji ina repechage match for the 2017 World Cup.[4]

Lee was selected for Hong Kong's tour of Spain before the World Cup in 2017.[5][6] She was selected in Hong Kong's historic side that debuted at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[7]

In 2019, she was part of the squad that beat Netherlands in a two-match series and claimed Hong Kong's first test series win in Europe.[8][9] She scored a try in the second half of the first test to help her side beat the Dutch women 14–12.[10]

She was named in the squad that played in a two-test series against Kazakhstan in December 2022.[11][12][13] In 2024, she was named as a reserve in the opening match of the Asia Championship against Japan.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ Agars, Sam (2017-08-04). "Among discus records and rugby World Cups, Hong Kong enforcer Lee Ka-shun is loving her work with special-needs children". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  2. ^ Chung, Hebe (22 April 2014). "Hong Kong Women's XVs set sights on Asian Rugby champions mantle". boxscorenews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  3. ^ "HK rugby women in testing double". www.thestandard.com.hk. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong ready for Fiji face-off in Women's Rugby World Cup qualifier". Asia Rugby. 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong Women Tour of Spain". Asia Rugby. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong name squad for Spain Test | Womens Rugby". Asia Rugby. 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  7. ^ "WRWC2017: Sakura Fifteen and Hong Kong Finalise Squads". en.rugby-japan.jp. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong women claim first Test Series in Europe". RugbyAsia247. 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  9. ^ "TEN NEW CAPS IN HONG KONG WOMEN'S XV TOUR OF THE NETHERLANDS". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  10. ^ "Hong Kong women beat the Dutch on tour". RugbyAsia247. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  11. ^ "Hong Kong v Kazakhstan: Everything You Need To Know". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  12. ^ "Hong Kong Women XV Celebrate Win Over Kazakhstan". RugbyAsia247. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  13. ^ "Hong Kong Women XV Looking For Series Clean Sweep Over Kazakhstan". RugbyAsia247. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  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.