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{{short description|England international rugby union player}}
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'''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]].

==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. 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. 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.

In 2013 Day became the first female president of [[Wasps FC]] in their 146-year history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsister.com/2013/07/22/rugby-sue-day-makes-history-as-first-female-president-of-wasps-fc/ |title=Rugby: Sue Day makes history as first female president of Wasps FC |author=Lizzie Flint, Sportsister (The Women’s Sports Magazine) |date=22 July 2013  |accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref>

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|issue=63135|supp=y|page=B17|date=10 October 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200759/http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.Womens_Detail/StoryID/7163 RFUW]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/83824423@N00/408151503/ Sue Day]
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[[Category:England women's international rugby union players]]
[[Category:English female rugby union players]]
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[[Category:Oxford University RFC players]]
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[[Category:Wasps Women rugby players]]
[[Category:England international women's rugby sevens players]]
[[Category:English rugby union executives]]