Handling nerves & speaking Welsh - Packer on Grand Slam bid
Lucy Packer is the opposite of every scrum-half stereotype - but she is playing a key role in England's pursuit of a fifth straight Six Nations Grand Slam.
Lucy Packer, who made her England debut in November 2021, will win her 44th cap against France on Sunday [Getty Images] There is a stereotype about scrum-halves - short of stature, big of ego, brash, loud and cocksure. Lucy Packer doesn't fit it. Not nearly.
"I don't really enjoy interviews," she says. "It's not really my thing. But I'm getting a lot more comfortable doing it.
" She is getting the practice. The 26-year-old and her quicksilver delivery are key to England's hopes in their Grand Slam decider against France on Sunday. And for their ambitions beyond.
Natasha Hunt was first-choice scrum-half through the Red Roses' victorious Rugby World Cup campaign last year, but the 37-year-old sustained a knee injury in the opening Six Nations game against Ireland. A succession plan has been accelerated, pushing Packer into the spotlight. Somewhere, she admits, that isn't her natural habitat.
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