Lucy Packer

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| full_name = Lucy Francesca A. J. Packer

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| birth_place = Ammanford

| height_cm = 161

| weight_kg = 55

| school = Ysgol Dyffryn Aman

| university = University of Surrey

| ru_currentposition = Scrumhalf

| ru_currentteam = Harlequins

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| repyears1 = 2019–

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Lucy Francesca A. J. Packer (born 2 February 2000) is an Anglo-Welsh rugby union player. She is a member of the England women's national rugby union team and plays for Harlequins at club level, but has previously represented Wales in rugby sevens.{{Cite web |title=Lucy Packer |work=englandrugby.com |access-date=9 October 2022 |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/england/senior-women/squad/lucy-packer}}

International career

Packer made her debut for England off the bench against the USA in November 2021.

In September 2022 Packer was named in the England squad for the COVID-delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.{{Cite web |title=Women's Rugby World Cup: England announce 32-player squad led by captain Sarah Hunter |work=Sky Sports |date=20 September 2022 |access-date=9 October 2022 |url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/12701737/womens-rugby-world-cup-england-announce-32-player-squad-led-by-captain-sarah-hunter}}

She was called up into England's squad for the 2025 Women's Six Nations Championship.{{Cite web |date=17 March 2025 |title=Red Roses squad for Six Nations announced |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/follow/news-media/red-roses-squad-six-nations-announced |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=England Rugby}}{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Martyn |date=17 March 2025 |title=John Mitchell names 4 0 players in England's Six Nations squad |url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/england-womens-six-nations-squad/ |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=RugbyPass}}

Club career

Packer signed with Harlequins in 2018 and was part of their title-winning 2020-21 squad.{{Cite web |title=Lucy Packer |work=quins.co.uk |access-date=9 October 2022 |url=https://www.quins.co.uk/profile/lucy-packer}}

Early life and education

Packer grew up in Ammanford, where she attended Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, She played for Amman utd and Cardiff Quins. She is currently studying biochemistry at the University of Surrey. She is distantly related to rugby legend Adrian Stoop.

References

External links

[https://www.englandrugby.com/follow/red-roses/england-women/lucy-packer Lucy Packer] at England Rugby
[https://www.quins.co.uk/profile/lucy-packer Lucy Packer] at Harlequins
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Category:Living people

Category:Alumni of the University of Surrey

Category:England women's international rugby union players

Category:English female rugby union players

Category:2000 births

Category:Rugby union players from Ammanford

Category:Welsh female rugby union players

Category:People educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman

Category:Wales international women's rugby sevens players

Category:Welsh rugby sevens players

Category:Rugby union scrum-halves

Category:Welsh people of English descent

Category:Harlequins Women rugby players

Category:21st-century English sportswomen