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Paul McNamara

Rosie Wright has vowed to fight tooth and nail for her international rugby career, after “excruciating” surgery to repair a third tear of her left anterior cruciate ligament.
Hong Kong sevens player Wright had been feeling “better than ever” before she suffered the knee injury in April that has ruled her out of this year’s National Games.
“My foot got stuck under the person tackling me, then somebody hit me from above, and my body and knee twisted,” said Wright, who had surgery at London’s Fortius Clinic last week.
After hoping she had sustained only a meniscus tear, Wright’s “heart sank” when scans revealed the true picture.
“My physio was with me … we couldn’t speak,” she said. “I felt disbelief and shock. The first two weeks were brutal.”












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The 28-year-old first tore her ACL in August 2023, shortly before Hong Kong’s women claimed Asian Games bronze.
“I was so ready for those Games,” Wright said. “I was proud of my team, but it felt so raw, because I was meant to be there.”
After five months of rehabilitation, Wright re-tore the ligament. Then came a second surgery and an extensive recuperation period before Wright returned in March for two Challenger Series legs in Cape Town and the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.
Following a short rest, Wright had been training with the city’s 15s team for a fortnight when she was hurt again.
“In hindsight, playing 15s wasn’t the best idea, there’s so much more contact and I don’t know if my leg was ready for it,” she said.
Although she had passed fitness tests to return to play, Wright had issues with the knee shortly before the Cape Town tournaments.
After sourcing multiple medical opinions, Wright chose a surgeon who could repair the damage in a single operation and give her the best chance to return to rugby.
“After surgery, it was excruciating,” Wright said. “For the previous two, they used a hamstring graft. For this one, they used the quad tendon above my knee. It’s the most pain I’ve felt, and for the first two days I thought, ‘I’m never risking this again.’”
While drawing inspiration from Rebecca Andrade, the Brazilian gymnast who overcame three ACL tears on her right knee to win Olympic gold in 2021 and 2024, Wright is banishing doubts over her future by listening to the people who know her best. They have said, ‘If anyone can do it, it’s you’.”
She is still around six weeks away from beginning rehab.
“The first time you run, it’s like winning the lottery,” she said. “You feel so good when you hit a marker. The downs in rehab are so low, but the ups are unbelievable.”
Able to train her upper body and right leg in the gym, she said she “would not trust going back to play inside 12 months”. The Asian Games begin in September 2026.
“I have to be super-smart, and completely honest with myself,” Wright added. “The knee will need to feel perfect for me to play again.”
Wright will join her teammates for November’s National Games. “I’m in the leadership group,” she said. “It’s a Hong Kong tournament and I want to be there to support them.
“I was gunning for the Games, now I’m absolutely gunning for the next Asian Games.”


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Rosie Wright recuperating from surgery after tearing anterior cruciate ligament, targeting 2026 Asian Games but says joint must be ‘perfect’