Jasmine Cheung Explained

Ru Position:Prop
Clubs1:Valley RFC
Points1:0
Repyears1:2015–2020
Repcaps1:?
Reppoints1:0

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 .

Rugby career

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

Cheung is a full-stack software engineer; she completed an intensive 12 weeks of Makers Academy. She attended the University of Exeter.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-12-01 . Gai Wu's Chow Mei-nam picked to lead Hong Kong women's 15s on tour of Spain . 2022-03-14 . South China Morning Post . en . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314134633/https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1885548/gai-wus-chow-mei-nam-picked-lead-hong-kong-womens-15s-tour . live .
  2. Web site: 2015-12-16 . Spain 59-12 Hong Kong - First Test, Match Report . 2022-03-14 . www.bcmagazine.net . en-GB . 2022-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220415113911/https://www.bcmagazine.net/2015/12/16/spain-59-12-hong-kong-first-test-match-report/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2017-08-08 . Exeter alumae take to the stage at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup . 2024-05-29 . news-archive.exeter.ac.uk.
  4. Web site: 2016-03-19 . Hong Kong Super Series Sides Sweep Princeton . 2022-03-14 . Hong Kong Rugby Union . en . 2016-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160409051124/http://www.hkrugby.com/news/hong-kong-super-series-sides-sweep-princeton . live .
  5. Web site: 2016-03-20 . Hong Kong women give Sevens selectors plenty to think about . 2024-05-29 . South China Morning Post . en.
  6. Web site: 2016-11-13 . Women's Rugby World Cup Qualifier Hong Kong . 2022-03-14 . Asia Rugby . en-US . 2022-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220218171810/https://www.asiarugby.com/2016/11/14/womens-rugby-world-cup-qualifier-hong-kong/ . live .
  7. Web site: 2016-11-22 . Women's Rugby Results: 16-20 November, 2016 . 2022-03-14 . www.bcmagazine.net . en-GB . 2022-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314134633/https://www.bcmagazine.net/2016/11/22/womens-rugby-results-16-20-november-2016/ . live .
  8. Web site: 22 July 2017 . Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313004832/https://www.irishrugby.ie/2017/07/22/hong-kong-squad-selected-for-womens-world-cup-debut/ . 2022-03-13 . 2022-03-14 . Irish Rugby . en-US.
  9. Web site: Varty . Lindsay . 2017-09-09 . Hong Kong team make history at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup . live . https://archive.today/20220301220105/https://hongkongfp.com/2017/09/09/hong-kong-team-make-history-2017-womens-rugby-world-cup/ . 2022-03-01 . 2022-03-14 . Hong Kong Free Press HKFP . en-GB.
  10. Web site: 22 July 2017 . Hong Kong aiming to create legacy at World Cup . live . https://archive.today/20220513021906/https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2021/news/266983 . 2022-05-13 . 2022-03-14 . www.rugbyworldcup.com . en.
  11. Web site: Birch . John . 2019-05-23 . Asia Pacific Championship . 2022-03-14 . Scrum Queens . en . 2022-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220218212848/https://www.scrumqueens.com/news/asia-pacific-championship . live .
  12. Web site: Gohar . Nawaz . 2019-05-23 . Nine new caps selected as Hong Kong Women's team set sights on South Pacific . 2022-03-14 . Sportslinkpk . en-US . 2022-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220415000242/https://www.sportslink.pk/2019/05/23/nine-new-caps-selected-as-hong-kong-womens-team-set-sights-on-south-pacific/ . live .
  13. Web site: 2019-05-23 . Fong sisters assemble as Hong Kong prepare for 2021 World Cup . 2022-03-14 . morechaos . en.
  14. Web site: Jasmine Cheung - Resume . 2024-05-29 . jasminecheung.netlify.app.

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