Marlie Packer
in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 2 October 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Yeovil, Somerset England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marlie Packer (born 2 October 1989) is a female rugby union player for England. She was part of the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[1]
Career
Packer began playing rugby at an early age for the Ivel Barbarians.[2] She played for Bath in 2007 to 2009 with teammate Natasha Hunt, then later joined Bristol. Packer currently plays for Saracens Women.[3]
She was part of the English squad to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. She was named in the squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[4][5]
Personal life
Packer is a plumber by profession and works for HomeServe.[6][7] She owns a dog named Sunny.
References
- ↑ Alison Donnelly (Scrum Queens) (July 2014). "England name WC squad". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ WGSweet (Western Gazette) (18 August 2014). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Marlie Packer helps England to trophy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ ChronSport (18 August 2014). "Former Bath Rugby duo Natasha Hunt and Marlie Packer help England to Women's Rugby World Cup glory". Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "England announce squad for 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup". RFU. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ↑ Mockford, Sarah (2017-06-29). "England name their squad for their Women's Rugby World Cup defence". Rugby World. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ↑ RBS 6 Nations. "Marlie Packer". Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ Independent.co.uk (4 August 2014). "Plumber Marlie Packer happy to forget day job as England eye-up final". Retrieved 22 August 2014.
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