Colleen Jenny Tjosvold (born 30 March 1989) is a Hong Kong rugby union 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.[1][2][3]
| Date of birth | March 30, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editTjosvold started playing rugby when she was 10.[4] She graduated from Carleton College in 2011, she majored in Political Science and International Relations.[5] She competed at the 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens, it was a World Rugby Sevens Series qualifier for the 2019–20 series.[6][7] She was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 Asia Pacific Championship in Fiji.[8]
Tjosvold earned her first international cap at the 2007 Asian Sevens in Doha.
References
edit- ^ "Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut". Irish Rugby. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ Varty, Lindsay (2017-09-09). "Hong Kong team make history at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Hong Kong aiming to create legacy at World Cup". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ Varty, Lindsay (20 March 2013). "Hong Kong Women's Rugby Sevens". geoexpat.com. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ McGrady, Kayla. "Pitch Perfect". apps.carleton.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Five on debut for World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Qualifier". Asia Rugby. 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "A youthful Hong Kong poised to take Sevens by storm". morechaos. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ Gohar, Nawaz (2019-05-23). "Nine new caps selected as Hong Kong Women's team set sights on South Pacific". Sportslinkpk. Retrieved 2022-02-15.