Lee Ka-shun
| Date of birth | 24 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[edit]
Lee is the former record holder for women's Discus in Hong Kong.[1]
Rugby career[edit]
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 debued at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[7]
In 2019, she was part ofthe 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]
References[edit]
- ^ 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". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ Chung, Hebe (22 April 2014). "Hong Kong Women's XVs set sights on Asian Rugby champions mantle". boxscorenews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "HK rugby women in testing double". www.thestandard.com.hk. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "Hong Kong ready for Fiji face-off in Women's Rugby World Cup qualifier". Asia Rugby. 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "Hong Kong Women Tour of Spain". Asia Rugby. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "Hong Kong name squad for Spain Test | Womens Rugby". Asia Rugby. 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "WRWC2017: Sakura Fifteen and Hong Kong Finalise Squads". en.rugby-japan.jp. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "Hong Kong women claim first Test Series in Europe". RugbyAsia247. 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "TEN NEW CAPS IN HONG KONG WOMEN'S XV TOUR OF THE NETHERLANDS". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "Hong Kong women beat the Dutch on tour". RugbyAsia247. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "Hong Kong v Kazakhstan: Everything You Need To Know". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Hong Kong Women XV Celebrate Win Over Kazakhstan". RugbyAsia247. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Hong Kong Women XV Looking For Series Clean Sweep Over Kazakhstan". RugbyAsia247. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Hong Kong China Women's squad". Asia Rugby. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "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.