Chow Mei-nam

Chow Mei-nam
Date of birth (1988-11-14) 14 November 1988 (age 35)
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–  Hong Kong
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2021  Hong Kong

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

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

Rugby career

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Sevens

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

XVs

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Chow made her international debut for Hong Kong against Japan in 2015.[3] 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]

References

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  1. ^ Agars, Sam (2017-08-05). "After years of toil, Hong Kong's Chow is ready to take to World Cup stage". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  2. ^ "HKRU Women's VIIs squad announced for Olympic repechage in Monaco". Asia Rugby. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  3. ^ a b 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". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  4. ^ "Preview: Women's Rugby World Cup". PlanetRugby. 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong v Kazakhstan: Everything You Need To Know". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong Women XV Celebrate Win Over Kazakhstan". RugbyAsia247. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  7. ^ "Hong Kong Women XV Looking For Series Clean Sweep Over Kazakhstan". RugbyAsia247. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong China Women's squad". Asia Rugby. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  9. ^ "Asia Rugby Women's Championship 2024 – Hong Kong China name squad for Japan match". Hong Kong China Rugby. 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2024-05-23.