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Red Roses archive · Centre · Debut 1997

Sue Day⁠

Wing Sue Day, born in London on 29 October 1972, made her England debut against Spain on 7 December 1997, alongside fellow debutant Nicola Crawford.

Day is the Red Roses' all-time leading try-scorer with 61 tries, two clear of Marlie Packer in second. Her 305 points rank third on England's women's scoring list, behind only Emily Scarratt and Katy Daley-McLean.
Caps–
Points305

England legacy

No.1 on England's all-time tries list

Player file

At a glance

Major tournaments

1998 Women's Rugby World Cup2002 Women's Rugby World Cup2006 Women's Rugby World Cup

Every England try

Sue Day's tries

1998 – 2007

Tries57In our match records
Matches scored in24For England
Hat-tricks9Three or more in a match
Opponents8Different nations scored against

Season by season

Tries by year

Sue Day's England tries by year
YearTries
19986
19998
20000
20011
200212
20037
20045
20054
200610
20074

Favourite opponents

Most tries against

  1. Spain 11
  2. Canada 11
  3. Italy 8
  4. Wales 8
  5. Ireland 6
  6. France 6
  7. South Africa 4
  8. Scotland 3
First England try
v France, 1 February 1998 · Women's Test matches
Latest
v Ireland, 25 February 2007 · Women's Six Nations
Latest matches in which Sue Day scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
57 25 Feb 2007 Ireland 0–32 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 11'
56 10 Feb 2007 England 23–0 ItalyWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 21'
54–55 3 Feb 2007 England 60–0 ScotlandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 5', 43'
52–53 8 Sep 2006 France 8–27 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 44', 50'
48–51 4 Sep 2006 South Africa 8–74 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup Hat-trick 35', 42', 55', 68'
44–47 11 Feb 2006 Spain 3–86 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations Hat-trick 14', 40', 69', 80'
42–43 12 Mar 2005 England 76–0 SpainWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 8', 34'
40–41 4 Feb 2005 Wales 0–81 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 56', 62'
39 17 Nov 2004 Canada 3–41 EnglandWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 39'
38 14 Nov 2004 England 45–5 CanadaWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 49'
37 13 Jun 2004 Canada 11–35 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2004 Churchill Cup Women's Test matches · 2004 Churchill Cup ×1
35–36 2 May 2004 Italy 7–73 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2004 European Championship Women's Test matches · 2004 European Championship 36', 55'
Show all 24 matches
Earlier matches in which Sue Day scored for England
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
33–34 28 Mar 2003 Ireland 3–46 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 13', 64'
31–32 9 Mar 2003 England 69–0 SpainWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 8', 33'
28–30 15 Feb 2003 England 57–0 FranceWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations Hat-trick 28', 35', 60'
24–27 21 May 2002 Canada 10–53 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup Hat-trick 15', 28', 54', 76'
19–23 13 May 2002 Italy 9–63 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup Hat-trick 2', 15', 38', 47', 70'
16–18 7 Apr 2002 Spain 14–53 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations Hat-trick 64', 79', 80'
15 4 Mar 2001 England 39–0 ScotlandWomen's Five Nations Championship Women's Five Nations Championship 27'
10–14 10 Apr 1999 Wales 11–83 EnglandWomen's Five Nations Championship Women's Five Nations Championship Hat-trick ×5
7–9 7 Mar 1999 Ireland 0–56 EnglandWomen's Five Nations Championship Women's Five Nations Championship Hat-trick 19', 48', 74'
3–6 16 May 1998 Canada 15–31 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup Hat-trick ×4
2 15 Feb 1998 Wales 12–29 EnglandWomen's Home Nations Championship Women's Home Nations Championship 79'
1 1 Feb 1998 France 5–13 EnglandWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches ×1

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