Marlie Packer interview: 'I want my son to see his mum win a World Cup'
3 years, 8 months ago

Marlie Packer interview: 'I want my son to see his mum win a World Cup'

The Telegraph  

“I never would have said before that I would be more motivated to win a World Cup or Six Nations but I want to be a world champion again and for Oliver to remember that,” she tells Telegraph Sport. “I want him to be here in 2022 to say he watched mummy becoming a world champion rather than me just telling him about 2014. With every game I play now being streamed or on television, he watches with Natasha because they can’t come to the games.” There are increasing numbers of women's rugby players in same sex couples having children – as well as Packer and Daley-Mclean, England's Claire Purdy had a baby boy in 2016. “My dad was in and out of my life when I was young – then in 2014, six months out from the World Cup, he died," she says.

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Many stars at Women’s World Cup juggle parenthood while playing on the world stage
1 year, 4 months ago

Many stars at Women’s World Cup juggle parenthood while playing on the world stage

Associated Press  

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WWC 2023: Women’s World Cup players aim to break down remaining barriers for working mothers
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WWC 2023: Women’s World Cup players aim to break down remaining barriers for working mothers

The Hindu  

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