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Hooker Karen So armed with the inside word on Canada as Hong Kong’s World Cup debut edges closer
The forward lived in the country for 18 years and crossed paths with some of the players her side have to combat this week
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Hong Kong will be looking for all the assistance they can get when they kick off their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign against Canada early on Thursday morning (Hong Kong time) and they may just have an edge in hooker Karen So Hoi-ting.
So spent 18 years living in the country before returning to Hong Kong to study and she has some idea of what to expect from the third-ranked Canadians.
“Some of the girls I actually played against in provincial rugby and at uni, so some of them I know of,” 27-year-old So said.
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“I’ve watched them and when playing against these players you see the aggressiveness and how big they are. It’s going to be a tricky match.”
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With her dad based in Canada and her brother studying there, So still has strong ties to the country, but doesn’t expect this to be an issue come kick-off.
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