Aggie Poon Pak-yan (born 2 January 1990) is a

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rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

referee and former player. She competed for

when they debuted at the

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Rugby career

Poon has represented Hong Kong in

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and sevens at international level. She is a former 110 metre hurdler. Poon competed for

in their debut appearance at the

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. She played 13 games for

before she was made to retire, due to an injured knee. She took up refereeing after her retirement.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poon, Aggie 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