Aggie Poon Pak-yan (born 2 January 1990) is a
Hong Kong
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rugby union
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referee and former player. She competed for
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
when they debuted at the
2017 Women's Rugby World Cup
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.
Rugby career
Poon has represented Hong Kong in
fifteens
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...
and
sevens at international level. She is a former
110 metre hurdler.
Poon competed for
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
in their debut appearance 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 Dubl ...
in
Ireland
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.
She played 13 games for
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
before she was made to retire, due to an injured knee.
She took up refereeing after her retirement.
References
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Living people
Hong Kong female rugby union players
Hong Kong female rugby sevens players
Year of birth missing (living people)
Rugby union players at the 2010 Asian Games
Rugby union players at the 2014 Asian Games
Rugby union players at the 2018 Asian Games
Hong Kong women's international rugby union players
Hong Kong rugby union referees