Tammy Lau Nga-wun
Date of birth (1992-07-30) 30 July 1992
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–Present  Hong Kong

Tammy Lau Nga-wun (born 30 July 1992) is a Hong Kong rugby union player. She represented Hong Kong at their first World Cup appearance in 2017 in Dublin.[1][2][3] She started in the match against eventual champions, New Zealand.[4]

Biography

In 2016, Lau was named Women's Premiership Player of the Year by the Hong Kong Rugby Union at their annual end-of-season awards night.[5][6] She featured for Hong Kong against Japan at the 2016 Asia Women's Championship and in warm-up match against Singapore prior to the final leg of the Championship series.[7][8][9] She scored a try in her teams 40–7 routing of Singapore.[8][9] Later in November, Lau was selected in Hong Kong's training squad as they prepared for the World Cup qualifiers against Fiji and Japan.[10]

Lau was selected for Hong Kong's two-test tour of Spain and Wales at the end of 2018.[11] She was in the Hong Kong squad that won their first test match and test series in Europe against the Netherlands.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Hong Kong aiming to create legacy at World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  2. ↑ Varty, Lindsay (2017-09-09). "Hong Kong team make history at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut". Irish Rugby. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Hong Kong to Face New Zealand at Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Dublin, Ireland". www.asiatraveltips.com. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  5. ↑ "HKRU recognises season's best & inducts newest members into Hall of Fame". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  6. ↑ "Nine standouts join Rugby Hall of Fame as HKRU names end-of-season award winners". South China Morning Post. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  7. ↑ "HK rugby women in testing double". www.thestandard.com.hk. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  8. 1 2 "Hong Kong Women shine in seven-try sinking of Singapore". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  9. 1 2 "Red-hot Hong Kong rebound from Japan defeat with a stunning seven-try demolition of Singapore". South China Morning Post. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  10. ↑ "Women's Rugby World Cup Qualifier Hong Kong". Asia Rugby. 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  11. ↑ "Hong Kong Rugby Union's Women's squad for Spain Test". Asia Rugby. 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  12. ↑ Donnelly, Alison (2019-11-28). "Hong Kong claim first win in Europe". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  13. ↑ "Hong Kong 18-0 The Netherlands @ Amsterdam – 30 November, 2019". www.bcmagazine.net. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
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