Marlie Packer says she wants to remain England captain for next year's Rugby World Cup and 'inspire' future generations of young women.
Marlie Packer says she wants to remain England captain for next year's Rugby World Cup and "inspire" future generations of young women.Packer said she "would have never dreamt" of being in the position she is today, leading the world number one women's rugby team, who have now won 50 of their past 51 matches.
"I want the Red Roses to be successful and go out there and win it, and I want to be a part of that," the 35-year-old told BBC Radio Somerset."Whether that's for yourself back when you were seven years old, you now, or the future generations. It's about everything and that is what we want to do come 2025.
Packer said England want to win the World Cup "for the girls" and to inspire future generationsBut the Red Roses are unbeaten since Packer took on the captaincy during the 2023 Six Nations - something she is proud of and believes will continue."You've got five games in the Six Nations, you'll have a couple of warm-up games and then you'll have the World Cup.
"We just need to make sure we work really hard as a group and keep inspiring each other, and remembering why we are the best in the world is because we push each other to be the best."Packer, who has returned from the WXV1 tournament to Saracens for the Premiership season, said captaining England and the success they have enjoyed is often a "pinch-me moment".
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