Royce Chan Explained

Birth Date:16 September 1978
Height:1.61 m
Ru Currentposition:Forward
Repcaps1:28
Reppoints1:0
Ru Coachyears:2022–

Royce Chan Leong-sze (born 16 September 1978) is a former Hong Kong rugby union player. She has represented Hong Kong internationally in rugby fifteens and sevens.[1] She competed at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[2] [3]

Biography

Chan retired after the 2017 World Cup, she currently works as a women's high performance coach at the Hong Kong Rugby Union.[4] [5] She captained the Hong Kong women's sevens team at the 2014 Hong Kong Women's Sevens. It was her ninth Hong Kong Women's Sevens appearance.[6] [7] She made her tenth appearance in the tournament in 2015.[8]

In 2019 she was nominated for the Women's Sports Leadership Academy for High Performance Coaches (WSLA). It was a programme partnered by World Rugby and the International Olympic Committee.[9]

Chan was announced as Head of Women’s Rugby Performance by the Hong Kong Rugby Union on 8 March 2023.[10] [11] She had coached Hong Kong at the 2022 Asia Rugby Women's Championship when they beat Kazakhstan to win the series.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kam. Anna. Mok. Maisy. 2019-02-20. The Sky's the limit for Hong Kong Women's Rugby. 2022-02-15. The Young Reporter. en-US.
  2. Web site: 18 February 2020. Women in Sport: Hong Kong rugby's Royce Chan. 2022-02-15. ocasia.org.
  3. Web site: Varty. Lindsay. 2017-09-09. Hong Kong team make history at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. 2022-02-15. Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. en-GB.
  4. News: McNicol. Andrew. 2021-03-08. Hong Kong coach Royce Chan targets second Rugby World Cup outing for 'the women trying to become leaders in the sport industry'. en. South China Morning Post. 2022-02-15.
  5. Web site: 13 February 2020. Chan: 'Rugby changed my life a lot'. 2022-02-15. www.world.rugby.
  6. Web site: 22 March 2014. Hong Kong Rugby's Men's and Women's Sevens Squads announced. 2022-02-15. boxscorenews.com.
  7. Web site: 2015-03-20. Hong Kong Women's Sevens Squad Announced. 2022-02-15. www.bcmagazine.net. en-GB.
  8. Web site: HKRFU Men's and Women's Sevens Squads Announced. 2022-02-15. CityLife.
  9. Web site: 8 November 2019. Seven female coaches selected for Women's Sport Leadership Academy. 2022-02-15. www.world.rugby.
  10. Web site: 2023-05-13 . Royce Chan Leong-sze Appointed Head of Women's Rugby Performance . 2023-05-12 . Hong Kong Rugby Union . en.
  11. Web site: 2023-03-08 . Royce Chan Leong-sze Moves Into HKRU Head of Women's Rugby Performance Role . 2023-05-12 . RugbyAsia247 . en-US.

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