Doris Chow on her illustrious Hong Kong rugby career – ‘It’s the friendships that have kept me going’
- The stalwart has been made an honorary member of HKRU Hall of Fame, and recounts a career built around the love of the game and the friends she is still making
- Chow, who works as an executive secretary, still referees every Saturday and hopes young girls in Hong Kong will follow her lead into rugby
When it comes to rugby in Hong Kong, Doris Chow Pui-kwan has done it all.
The Hong Kong native is a capped sevens and 15s player, has refereed at international level, was a national team manager, has served on multiple rugby committees and is one of the community’s most well-known and respected members.
But for Chow, who is now the Hong Kong Rugby Union’s chairperson for women’s rugby, it’s all been pretty simple. She started playing rugby as a child, at the Kowloon District Centre at Tai Hang Tung, and became “addicted” to the sport.
“I was just enjoying hanging around on and off the field,” said Chow, who was made an honorary member of the Hong Kong Rugby Union’s Hall of Fame. “It’s the friendships that have kept me going.”
As one of five sisters, Chow said she was able to write her own script as a youngster growing up, which meant she also played squash, tennis and took part in track and field.
