Lee Ka-shun explained

Birth Date:24 March 1989
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Height:1.65 m
Weight:80 kg
Ru Currentposition:Prop
Amatteam1:Gai Wu
Repyears1:2013–
Repcaps1:26
Reppoints1:0

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

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

Rugby career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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 . 2022-03-01 . South China Morning Post.
  2. Web site: Chung . Hebe . 22 April 2014 . Hong Kong Women's XVs set sights on Asian Rugby champions mantle . 2022-03-01 . boxscorenews.com.
  3. Web site: 6 May 2016 . HK rugby women in testing double . 2022-03-01 . www.thestandard.com.hk.
  4. Web site: 2016-12-08 . Hong Kong ready for Fiji face-off in Women’s Rugby World Cup qualifier . 2022-03-01 . Asia Rugby.
  5. Web site: 2017-06-01 . Hong Kong Women Tour of Spain . 2022-03-01 . Asia Rugby.
  6. Web site: 2017-06-03 . Hong Kong name squad for Spain Test Womens Rugby . 2022-03-01 . Asia Rugby.
  7. Web site: 26 August 2017 . WRWC2017: Sakura Fifteen and Hong Kong Finalise Squads . 2022-03-01 . en.rugby-japan.jp.
  8. Web site: 2019-12-02 . Hong Kong women claim first Test Series in Europe . 2022-03-01 . RugbyAsia247.
  9. Web site: 2019-11-26 . TEN NEW CAPS IN HONG KONG WOMEN’S XV TOUR OF THE NETHERLANDS . 2022-03-01 . Hong Kong Rugby Union.
  10. Web site: 2019-11-27 . Hong Kong women beat the Dutch on tour . 2022-03-01 . RugbyAsia247.
  11. Web site: 2022-12-09 . Hong Kong v Kazakhstan: Everything You Need To Know . 2022-12-21 . Hong Kong Rugby Union.
  12. Web site: 2022-12-11 . Hong Kong Women XV Celebrate Win Over Kazakhstan . 2022-12-21 . RugbyAsia247.
  13. Web site: 2022-12-16 . Hong Kong Women XV Looking For Series Clean Sweep Over Kazakhstan . 2022-12-21 . RugbyAsia247.
  14. Web site: 2024-05-21 . Hong Kong China Women's squad . 2024-05-23 . Asia Rugby.
  15. 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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