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'''[[Sue Day|Susan Margaret Day]]''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 29 October 1972) is an [[England|English]] female [[rugby union]] footballer who played [[Rugby union positions#15. Fullback|fullback]] for [[Wasps RFC|London Wasps Ladies]] and for [[England national women's rugby union team|England]]. She was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2020 Birthday Honours]] for services to gender equality in sport.<ref>{{London Gazette
'''[[Sue Day|Susan Margaret Day]]''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 29 October 1972) is an [[England|English]] female [[rugby union]] footballer who played [[Rugby union positions#15. Fullback|fullback]] for [[Wasps RFC|London Wasps Ladies]] and for [[England national women's rugby union team|England]]. Sue played in three [[Women's Rugby World Cup|Rugby World Cups]] and is England's top try scorer with 61 tries in 59 caps.
She was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2020 Birthday Honours]] for services to gender equality in sport.<ref>{{London Gazette
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==Career==
==Career==
Day made her {{nwrut|England}} debut versus {{nwrut|Spain}} in 1997. She was selected for the [[2006 Six Nations Championship|2006 Six Nations]] Squad. She appeared again for the [[2007 Six Nations Championship|2007 Six Nations]] opener. She can play on the wing, in the centre or at fullback. She competed at the [[2002 Women's Rugby World Cup]] finishing second. Sue played in three [[Women's Rugby World Cup|Rugby World Cups]] and is England's top try scorer with 61 tries in 59 caps.
Day made her {{nwrut|England}} debut versus {{nwrut|Spain}} in 1997. She was selected for the [[2006 Six Nations Championship|2006 Six Nations]] Squad. She appeared again for the [[2007 Six Nations Championship|2007 Six Nations]] opener. She can play on the wing, in the centre or at fullback. She competed at the [[1998 Women's Rugby World Cup]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women's rugby: a newspaper history|url=https://womensrugbyhistory.blogspot.com/1998/|access-date=2022-01-31|website=womensrugbyhistory.blogspot.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-06|title=World Rugby {{!}} worldrugby.org|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906233755/https://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1108/teams/2517|access-date=2022-01-31|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> and [[2002 Women's Rugby World Cup]] finishing second.


Sue or 'Daisy' as she is known to her team mates is the top try scorer in IRB world cups, with 19 tries. After retiring from 15's, Sue returned to the international game, captaining [[Simon Amor]] and [[Mike Friday]]'s [[England women's national rugby union team (sevens)|7's squad]] to the [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens|7's world cup]] in March 2009.
Sue or 'Daisy' as she is known to her team mates is the top try scorer in IRB world cups, with 19 tries. After retiring from 15's, Sue returned to the international game, captaining [[Simon Amor]] and [[Mike Friday]]'s [[England women's national rugby union team (sevens)|7's squad]] to the [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens|7's world cup]] in March 2009.

Revision as of 18:34, 31 January 2022

Sue Day
Sue Day
Date of birth (1972-10-29) 29 October 1972 (age 51)
Place of birthEngland
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing/Centre/Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-2010 Wasps RFC -- (--)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997 England 59 (305)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2009  England RWC 7s

Susan Margaret Day MBE (born 29 October 1972) is an English female rugby union footballer who played fullback for London Wasps Ladies and for England. Sue played in three Rugby World Cups and is England's top try scorer with 61 tries in 59 caps.

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to gender equality in sport.[1][2]

Career

Day made her England debut versus Spain in 1997. She was selected for the 2006 Six Nations Squad. She appeared again for the 2007 Six Nations opener. She can play on the wing, in the centre or at fullback. She competed at the 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup,[3][4] and 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup finishing second.

Sue or 'Daisy' as she is known to her team mates is the top try scorer in IRB world cups, with 19 tries. After retiring from 15's, Sue returned to the international game, captaining Simon Amor and Mike Friday's 7's squad to the 7's world cup in March 2009.

In 2013 Day became the first female president of Wasps FC in their 146-year history.[5] She is England RFU Chief Financial Officer.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B17.
  2. ^ "Sue Day awarded an MBE – Oxford University Rugby Football Club". ourfc.org. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  3. ^ "Women's rugby: a newspaper history". womensrugbyhistory.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  4. ^ "World Rugby | worldrugby.org". web.archive.org. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  5. ^ Lizzie Flint, Sportsister (The Women’s Sports Magazine) (22 July 2013). "Rugby: Sue Day makes history as first female president of Wasps FC". Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  6. ^ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  7. ^ "Sue Day". BGC Partners. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  8. ^ "Wasps president Sue Day to take role at RFU". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
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