Lee Ka-shun

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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

Lee Ka-shun (born 24 March 1989) is a Hong Kong rugby union player. She made her international debut for Hong Kong in 2010. Lee represented Hong Kong at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1]

Biography[edit]

Lee is the former women's record holder for Discus in Hong Kong.[2] She featured for Hong Kong in the 2014 Asia Women's Four Nations and the 2016 Asia Rugby Women's Championship.[3][4] She played against Fiji in 2016 in a repechage match for the 2017 World Cup.[5]

Lee was selected for Hong Kong's tour of Spain before the World Cup in 2017.[6][7] In 2019, she was in 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]

Lee was named in the squad that played in a two-test series against Kazakhstan in December 2022.[11][12][13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WRWC2017: Sakura Fifteen and Hong Kong Finalise Squads". en.rugby-japan.jp. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Chung, Hebe (22 April 2014). "Hong Kong Women's XVs set sights on Asian Rugby champions mantle". boxscorenews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  4. ^ "HK rugby women in testing double". www.thestandard.com.hk. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong ready for Fiji face-off in Women's Rugby World Cup qualifier". Asia Rugby. 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong Women Tour of Spain". Asia Rugby. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  7. ^ "Hong Kong name squad for Spain Test | Womens Rugby". Asia Rugby. 2017-06-03. 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.