Captain to start Sunday’s Women’s Six Nations opener v Italy‘She epitomises what it is to be a Red Rose,’ says John Mitchell
Marlie Packer will make her 100th England appearance on Sunday when she captains the Red Roses in their Six Nations opener against Italy in Parma.
The 34-year-old flanker will become the seventh woman to reach the milestone for England after being selected in coach John Mitchell’s 23-player lineup for the opening fixture.