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Lydia Thompson⁠

Wing Lydia Thompson, born in Stourbridge on 10 February 1992, made her England debut against Spain on 12 May 2012. Her 45 tries place her joint tenth on the Red Roses' all-time try-scoring list, level with Kat Merchant.

Thompson was selected for three Women's Rugby World Cups. She was in the squad that won the title in 2014 and in the squads that finished runners-up in 2017 and 2021.
Caps–
England careerDebut 2012

England legacy

Joint No.10 on England's all-time tries list

Player file

At a glance

Major tournaments

2014 Women's Rugby World Cup2017 Women's Rugby World Cup2021 Women's Rugby World Cup

Every England try

Lydia Thompson's tries

2012 – 2022

Tries45In our match records
Matches scored in27For England
Hat-tricks5Three or more in a match
Opponents11Different nations scored against

Season by season

Tries by year

Lydia Thompson's England tries by year
YearTries
20126
20134
20143
20151
20166
201712
20183
20191
20200
20212
20227

Favourite opponents

Most tries against

  1. Ireland 6
  2. Italy 6
  3. United States 6
  4. Canada 5
  5. France 4
  6. New Zealand 4
  7. Spain 4
  8. Wales 4
First England try
v Spain, 13 May 2012 · Women's Test matches · 2012 FIRA Championship
Latest
v Fiji, 8 October 2022 · Women's Rugby World Cup
Latest matches in which Lydia Thompson scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
44–45 8 Oct 2022 Fiji 19–84 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 49', 52'
42–43 24 Apr 2022 England 69–0 IrelandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 51', 76'
39–41 3 Apr 2022 Italy 0–74 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations Hat-trick 15', 41', 79'
37–38 21 Nov 2021 England 89–0 United StatesWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 11', 63'
36 16 Nov 2019 England 17–15 FranceWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 79'
33–35 24 Nov 2018 England 37–15 IrelandWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches Hat-trick 55', 60', 73'
31–32 26 Aug 2017 New Zealand 41–32 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 31', 54'
29–30 13 Aug 2017 Italy 13–56 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 26', 75'
28 9 Aug 2017 Spain 5–56 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 75'
27 17 Jun 2017 New Zealand 21–29 EnglandWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 43'
25–26 13 Jun 2017 Canada 20–27 EnglandWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches ×2
24 17 Mar 2017 Ireland 7–34 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 73'
Show all 27 matches
Earlier matches in which Lydia Thompson scored for England
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
21–23 11 Feb 2017 Wales 0–63 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations Hat-trick 22', 42', 66'
20 26 Nov 2016 England 39–6 CanadaWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 54'
19 19 Nov 2016 England 20–25 New ZealandWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 47'
16–18 9 Jul 2016 United States 13–39 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2016 Super Series Women's Test matches · 2016 Super Series Hat-trick 5', 39', 68'
15 18 Mar 2016 France 17–12 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 25'
14 13 Mar 2015 England 42–13 ScotlandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 62'
12–13 1 Aug 2014 Samoa 3–65 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 30', 37'
11 9 Feb 2014 Scotland 0–63 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 25'
10 13 Nov 2013 England 32–3 CanadaWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 30'
9 7 Aug 2013 United States 21–36 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2013 Nations Cup Women's Test matches · 2013 Nations Cup 47'
8 30 Jul 2013 Canada 29–25 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2013 Nations Cup Women's Test matches · 2013 Nations Cup 19'
7 17 Mar 2013 Wales 16–20 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 30'
5–6 19 May 2012 France 25–29 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2012 FIRA Championship Women's Test matches · 2012 FIRA Championship 35', 78'
4 16 May 2012 Italy 8–32 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2012 FIRA Championship Women's Test matches · 2012 FIRA Championship 47'
1–3 13 May 2012 Spain 0–61 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2012 FIRA Championship Women's Test matches · 2012 FIRA Championship Hat-trick 21', 24', 39'

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