Day was awarded five caps for Wales, and was most notable for being part of the 1893 Welsh Triple Crown winning team.

Day joined a pack that was becoming an established fixture of the Welsh team, and although losing to Ireland, the selectors kept faith in him bringing him back into the squad for the 1893 Championship.

Day represented Wales for the first two games of the tournament, a narrow win over England at Cardiff and a more convincing victory over the Scottish away at Raeburn Place.

Day missed the opening match away to England, but was chosen as the replacement when Arthur Boucher was forced to withdraw for the game against Scotland.

[5] The Welsh team, which contained eight Newport players, beat the Scottish, but lost to Ireland in the final game of the tournament.