Salom Yiu
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1988 Guangdong, China |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Hong Kong |
| Sport | Men's Rugby union |
| Position | Wing |
Salom Yiu Kam Shing MH (Chinese: 姚錦成; born 4 February 1988) is a Hong Kong rugby union player. He plays for USRC Tigers RFC, the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens team and the Hong Kong national rugby union team.
He has also represented Hong Kong China Rugby at fifteen a-side rugby, gaining 49 caps. He made his debut on 16th December 2009 in a 17-5 loss to The Czech Republic in Prague.[1] If he had not been unavailable due to his Sevens rugby commitments, he would have played over 80 games for Hong Kong.
Career
Salom Yiu started his career after first watching the Hong Kong Sevens from the spectator stands and then doing more research on the sport.[2] He was a member of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens team at the 2009 East Asian Games. He was a Silver medal winner at both the 2009 East Asian Games and the 2010 Asian Games, falling both times to Japan.[3] He became a full-time professional when Rugby Sevens became the first team sport admitted to the Hong Kong Sports Institute in April 2013.[4]
In 2022, He competed for Hong Kong at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[5]
| Total Caps | Debut | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifteens Caps | 49 | Vs Czech Republic lost 17-5 | 16-Dec-2009 |
References
- ^ www.rugbyinternational.net https://www.rugbyinternational.net/data/2009/2009-12/2009121601-cze-hnk.htm. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Kevin Kaho Tsui (14 March 2013). "Meet the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens Team". Hong Kong Magazine.
- ^ "Japan mauls HK to avenge Sevens loss in Borneo". China Daily. 24 November 2010.
- ^ "Elite sevens players get into special program". The Standard (Hong Kong). 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Hong Kong Men's Sevens Squad Confirmed - Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-17.