Chow Mei-nam explained

Birth Date:14 November 1988
Height:1.7 m
Weight:69 kg
Ru Currentposition:Lock
Repyears1:2015–
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2021

Chow Mei-nam (born 14 November 1988) is a Hong Kong rugby union player. She captained Hong Kong in their 2017 Rugby World Cup debut in Ireland.

Personal life

Chow is a P.E. teacher at Helen Liang Memorial Secondary School (Shatin).[1]

Rugby career

Sevens

Chow made her rugby sevens debut at the Olympic Repechage tournament in Monaco in 2021.[2] [3]

XVs

Chow made her international debut for Hong Kong against Japan in 2015. She captained the side in their historic debut at the 2017 Rugby World Cup.[4] After the 2017 World Cup she spent some time in New Zealand and played for College Rifles RFC.

Chow was named in the squad that played in a two-test series against Kazakhstan in December 2022.[5] [6] [7] In 2024, she was named as a reserve in the opening match of the Asia Rugby Championship against Japan.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agars. Sam. 2017-08-05. After years of toil, Hong Kong’s Chow is ready to take to World Cup stage. 2022-02-18. South China Morning Post.
  2. Web site: 2021-06-01 . HKRU Women’s VIIs squad announced for Olympic repechage in Monaco . 2022-02-18 . Asia Rugby.
  3. Web site: McNicol . Andrew . 2021-06-10 . Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Hong Kong women’s rugby stalwart Chow Mei-nam on sevens switch and dispelling body shape assumptions . 2022-02-18 . South China Morning Post.
  4. Web site: 2017-08-06 . Preview: Women's Rugby World Cup . 2022-02-18 . PlanetRugby.
  5. Web site: 2022-12-09 . Hong Kong v Kazakhstan: Everything You Need To Know . 2022-12-21 . Hong Kong Rugby Union.
  6. Web site: 2022-12-11 . Hong Kong Women XV Celebrate Win Over Kazakhstan . 2022-12-21 . RugbyAsia247.
  7. Web site: 2022-12-16 . Hong Kong Women XV Looking For Series Clean Sweep Over Kazakhstan . 2022-12-21 . RugbyAsia247.
  8. Web site: 2024-05-21 . Hong Kong China Women's squad . 2024-05-23 . Asia Rugby.
  9. Web site: 2024-05-23 . Asia Rugby Women’s Championship 2024 – Hong Kong China name squad for Japan match . 2024-05-23 . Hong Kong China Rugby.

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