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Kat Merchant: Red Roses
Kat Merchant is among the leading try-scorers in the Red Roses' records.
Her 45 tries place her joint tenth on England's all-time women's try-scoring list, level with Lydia Thompson.
Her 45 tries place her joint tenth on England's all-time women's try-scoring list, level with Lydia Thompson.
Caps–
England careerDebut 2005
England legacy
Joint No.10 on England's all-time tries list
Player file
At a glance
- Born29 October 1985
- BirthplaceBrighton
- England debut26 February 2005 v Ireland
- Tries45 Joint No.10 all-time
Major tournaments
2010 Women's Rugby World Cup2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
Every England try
Kat Merchant's tries
Tries40In our match records
Matches scored in25For England
Hat-tricks3Three or more in a match
Opponents11Different nations scored against
Season by season
Tries by year
| Year | Tries |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 |
Favourite opponents
Most tries against
- First England try
- v Ireland, 26 February 2005 · Women's Six Nations
- Latest
- v Ireland, 13 August 2014 · Women's Rugby World Cup
| No. | Date | Match | Competition | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 13 Aug 2014 | Ireland 7–40 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup | Women's Rugby World Cup | 36' |
| 38–39 | 1 Aug 2014 | Samoa 3–65 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup | Women's Rugby World Cup | 18', 21' |
| 36–37 | 1 Dec 2012 | England 32–23 New ZealandWomen's Test matches · End-of-year Test | Women's Test matches · End-of-year Test | 7', 23' |
| 35 | 23 Nov 2012 | England 16–13 New ZealandWomen's Test matches · End-of-year Test | Women's Test matches · End-of-year Test | 67' |
| 34 | 19 May 2012 | France 25–29 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2012 FIRA Championship | Women's Test matches · 2012 FIRA Championship | 49' |
| 32–33 | 5 Feb 2012 | Scotland 0–47 EnglandWomen's Six Nations | Women's Six Nations | 34', 47' |
| 31 | 13 Aug 2011 | Canada 19–41 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2011 Nations Cup | Women's Test matches · 2011 Nations Cup | ×1 |
| 27–30 | 5 Aug 2011 | South Africa 8–46 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2011 Nations Cup | Women's Test matches · 2011 Nations Cup | Hat-trick 9', 47', 63', 75' |
| 26 | 13 Mar 2011 | England 89–0 ScotlandWomen's Six Nations | Women's Six Nations | 2' |
| 24–25 | 12 Feb 2011 | England 68–5 ItalyWomen's Six Nations | Women's Six Nations | 38', 44' |
| 23 | 28 Aug 2010 | England 37–10 United StatesWomen's Rugby World Cup | Women's Rugby World Cup | 30' |
| 22 | 24 Aug 2010 | England 82–0 KazakhstanWomen's Rugby World Cup | Women's Rugby World Cup | 34' |
Show all 25 matches
| No. | Date | Match | Competition | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 20 Aug 2010 | England 27–0 IrelandWomen's Rugby World Cup | Women's Rugby World Cup | 37' |
| 20 | 6 Feb 2010 | England 31–0 WalesWomen's Six Nations | Women's Six Nations | 23' |
| 19 | 22 Aug 2009 | Canada 0–22 EnglandWomen's Test matches | Women's Test matches | 11' |
| 18 | 19 Aug 2009 | South Africa 0–25 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2009 Nations Cup | Women's Test matches · 2009 Nations Cup | 30' |
| 15–17 | 13 Aug 2009 | France 8–43 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2009 Nations Cup | Women's Test matches · 2009 Nations Cup | Hat-trick 40', 44', 45' |
| 11–14 | 21 Mar 2009 | England 72–3 ScotlandWomen's Six Nations | Women's Six Nations | Hat-trick 4', 14', 16', 59' |
| 9–10 | 15 Mar 2009 | England 52–7 FranceWomen's Six Nations | Women's Six Nations | 46', 77' |
| 8 | 24 Aug 2008 | England 43–9 CanadaWomen's Test matches · 2008 Nations Cup | Women's Test matches · 2008 Nations Cup | 70' |
| 6–7 | 20 May 2008 | Ireland 11–22 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2008 European Championship | Women's Test matches · 2008 European Championship | 9', 37' |
| 5 | 8 Mar 2008 | Scotland 5–34 EnglandWomen's Six Nations | Women's Six Nations | 46' |
| 3–4 | 9 Feb 2008 | Italy 6–76 EnglandWomen's Six Nations | Women's Six Nations | 55', 73' |
| 2 | 2 Feb 2008 | England 55–0 WalesWomen's Six Nations | Women's Six Nations | 66' |
| 1 | 26 Feb 2005 | Ireland 0–32 EnglandWomen's Six Nations | Women's Six Nations | 80' |