Colleen Jenny Tjosvold (born 30 March 1989) is a

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and sevens player. She was named in Hong Kong's historic 2017 Rugby World Cup squad. It was their first appearance at a World Cup.

Biography

Tjosvold started playing

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when she was 10. She graduated from

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in 2011, she majored in Political Science and

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. She competed at the

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, it was a

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qualifier for the 2019–20 series. She was named in

's squad for the 2019 Asia Pacific Championship in

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. Tjosvold earned her first

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at the 2007 Asian Sevens in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tjosvold, Colleen 1989 births Living people Hong Kong people Hong Kong rugby union players Hong Kong female rugby union players Hong Kong female rugby sevens players