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Marlie Packer⁠: Red Roses

Back-row forward Marlie Packer, born in Yeovil on 2 October 1989, made her England debut against Sweden on 17 May 2008. Her 116 caps put her joint fourth on the Red Roses' all-time list, and her 59 tries rank second, only two behind Sue Day, an outstanding return for a forward. Her 295 points place her fifth in the scoring records.

Packer has been selected for four Women's Rugby World Cups. She was in the squads that won the title in 2014 and 2025, either side of runners-up finishes in 2017 and 2021.
Caps116
Points295

England legacy

No.2 on England's all-time tries list

Player file

At a glance

Major tournaments

2014 Women's Rugby World Cup2017 Women's Rugby World Cup2021 Women's Rugby World Cup2025 Women's Rugby World Cup

Milestone watch

Records within reach

What Marlie Packer could reach next for the Red Roses, from the all-time records tables.

Tries

3 tries from the record

Marlie Packer

Sue Day holds the record on 61. Packer is on 59: 2 more to draw level, 3 to break it.

Points

5 points to pass Harrison

Marlie Packer

Packer is No.5 on the Red Roses' all-time points list with 295. 5 more moves Packer past Zoe Harrison (299) into No.4.

Tries

1 try from 60

Marlie Packer

Packer is on 59 tries for the Red Roses. 60 is 1 away.

Caps

4 caps to pass Scarratt

Marlie Packer

Packer is No.4 on the Red Roses' all-time caps list with 116. 4 more moves Packer past Emily Scarratt (119) into No.3.

Every England try

Marlie Packer's tries

2012 – 2026

Tries56In our match records
Matches scored in40Of 116 caps
Hat-tricks4Three or more in a match
Opponents12Different nations scored against

Season by season

Tries by year

Marlie Packer's England tries by year
YearTries
20122
20131
20145
20151
20161
20175
20182
20191
20201
20211
202210
202311
20246
20252
20267

Favourite opponents

Most tries against

  1. Scotland 11
  2. Italy 9
  3. Ireland 6
  4. France 5
  5. Australia 5
  6. Canada 5
  7. New Zealand 4
  8. Wales 3
First England try
v Scotland, 5 February 2012 · Women's Six Nations
Latest
v Italy, 9 May 2026 · Women's Six Nations
Latest matches in which Marlie Packer scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
53–56 9 May 2026 Italy 33–61 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations Hat-trick 3', 31', 51', 59'
51–52 25 Apr 2026 England 62–24 WalesWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 24', 68'
50 18 Apr 2026 Scotland 7–84 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 64'
49 30 Aug 2025 England 92–3 SamoaWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 69'
48 19 Apr 2025 England 59–7 ScotlandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 16'
47 14 Sep 2024 England 24–12 New ZealandWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 18'
45–46 7 Sep 2024 England 38–19 FranceWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 10', 42'
44 27 Apr 2024 France 21–42 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 32'
43 13 Apr 2024 Scotland 0–46 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 72'
42 24 Mar 2024 Italy 0–48 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 44'
40–41 20 Oct 2023 Australia 7–42 EnglandWomen's WXV Women's WXV 29', 48'
39 30 Sep 2023 England 29–12 CanadaWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 9'
Show all 40 matches
Earlier matches in which Marlie Packer scored for England
No.DateMatchCompetitionTries
38 23 Sep 2023 England 50–24 CanadaWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 5'
37 29 Apr 2023 England 38–33 FranceWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 25'
36 22 Apr 2023 Ireland 0–48 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 26'
34–35 2 Apr 2023 England 68–5 ItalyWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 68', 77'
31–33 25 Mar 2023 England 58–7 ScotlandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations Hat-trick 57', 65', 73'
30 12 Nov 2022 New Zealand 34–31 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 20'
29 5 Nov 2022 Canada 19–26 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 8'
26–28 30 Oct 2022 Australia 5–41 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup Hat-trick 29', 37', 79'
25 22 Oct 2022 South Africa 0–75 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 50'
24 24 Apr 2022 England 69–0 IrelandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 41'
21–23 26 Mar 2022 Scotland 5–57 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations Hat-trick 8', 29', 65'
20 3 Apr 2021 England 52–10 ScotlandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 9'
19 1 Nov 2020 Italy 0–54 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 81'
18 9 Mar 2019 England 55–0 ItalyWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 46'
17 16 Mar 2018 England 33–11 IrelandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 26'
16 10 Feb 2018 England 52–0 WalesWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 45'
15 25 Nov 2017 England 69–19 CanadaWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 6'
14 17 Nov 2017 England 79–5 CanadaWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 53'
12–13 17 Aug 2017 United States 26–47 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 19', 25'
11 17 Jun 2017 New Zealand 21–29 EnglandWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 55'
10 9 Nov 2016 England 10–5 FranceWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches 77'
9 27 Jun 2015 United States 13–39 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2015 Super Series Women's Test matches · 2015 Super Series 93'
7–8 13 Aug 2014 Ireland 7–40 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 70', 74'
5–6 5 Aug 2014 Spain 5–45 EnglandWomen's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup 56', 79'
4 22 Feb 2014 England 17–10 IrelandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 59'
3 13 Jul 2013 New Zealand 29–10 EnglandWomen's Test matches Women's Test matches ×1
2 13 May 2012 Spain 0–61 EnglandWomen's Test matches · 2012 FIRA Championship Women's Test matches · 2012 FIRA Championship 29'
1 5 Feb 2012 Scotland 0–47 EnglandWomen's Six Nations Women's Six Nations 4'

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