Agnes Chan Tsz-ching (born 14 March 1996) is a
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
rugby union
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and
sevens player. She competed for
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
in the
2017 Women's Rugby World Cup
The 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup was the eighth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup and was held in Ireland in August 2017. New Zealand became the 2017 champions by beating England 41–32 in the final on 26 August. Matches were held in Du ...
in
Ireland
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.
Rugby career
Sevens
In 2018, Chan made her
Hong Kong's sevens debut which was a qualifying event for the
2018–19 Women's Sevens Series. She featured in the
2019 Hong Kong Sevens
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as her side tried to qualify as a core team for the
2019–20 Women's Sevens Series.
She was named in
Hong Kong's sevens squad to the
2021 Asia Women's Sevens Series which acted as a qualifier for the
2022 Sevens World Cup and a seeding event for the
2022 Asian Games
The 2022 Asian Games (), officially the 19th Asian Games () and also known as Hangzhou 2022 ( zh, c=, s=杭州2022, labels=no), were a continental multi-sport event which was held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The ...
. Unfortunately Hong Kong won bronze and did not qualify.
XVs
Chan was a member of
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
's historic squad that debuted at the
2017 Women's Rugby World Cup
The 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup was the eighth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup and was held in Ireland in August 2017. New Zealand became the 2017 champions by beating England 41–32 in the final on 26 August. Matches were held in Du ...
in
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
.
She was named in the side that played in a two-test series against
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
in December 2022. In 2024, she started in the opening match of the
Asia Rugby Championship
The Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, is an annual rugby union competition held amongst national rugby sides within the Asia Rugby region. The competition was originally known as the Asian Rugby Football Tournament when founded in 1969, and was ca ...
against
Japan
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.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Agnes
1996 births
Living people
Hong Kong female rugby union players
Hong Kong female rugby sevens players
Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Asian Games
Hong Kong women's international rugby union players