Marlie Packer


Marlie Packer is a female rugby union player for. She was part of the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.

Career

Packer began playing rugby at an early age for the Ivel Barbarians. She played for Bath in 2007 to 2009 with teammate Natasha Hunt, then later joined Bristol. Packer currently plays for Saracens Women.
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.

Personal life

Packer is a plumber by profession and worked for HomeServe until she was offer a professional contact. She owns a dog named Sunny.
In November 2018 she was banned from driving for 17 months after being convicted of drink driving. She had collided with another vehicle after swerving her van into oncoming traffic while almost two times the drink drive limit. This was her second conviction for drink driving having been convicted of drink driving and failing to stop after a crash in 2007.