Salom Yiu
| File:Yiu Kam Shing 20170506.jpg | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1988 |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong |
| Sport | Men's Rugby union |
| Position | Wing |
Medal record | |
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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 16 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
[edit | edit source]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 |
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong rugby union players
- Hong Kong international rugby sevens players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Hong Kong
- Asian Games silver medalists for Hong Kong
- Asian Games gold medalists in rugby sevens
- Asian Games silver medalists in rugby sevens
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Hong Kong international rugby union players