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 |
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.
Career[edit]
Salom Yiu started his career after first watching the Hong Kong Sevens from the spectator stands and then doing more research on the sport.[1] 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.[2] He became a full-time professional when Rugby Sevens became the first team sport admitted to the Hong Kong Sports Institute in April 2013.[3]
In 2022, He competed for Hong Kong at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.