Rosie Galligan and Marlie Packer: England's World Cup winners expecting baby together

World Cup-winning Red Roses Rosie Galligan and Marlie Packer are expecting a baby together.

In a joint Instagram post, Galligan and Packer wrote: "Baby Packer due October 2026 and your mummies and big brother can't wait to meet you."

The engaged couple were members of the England squad which lifted the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2025.

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For Packer, who has a five-year-old son named Oliver, it was her second World Cup triumph having been part of England's victorious 2014 squad.

Galligan is the fourth expectant England women's player to announce their pregnancy after captain Zoe Stratford, Lark Atkin-Davies and Abbie Ward.

Galligan: Excited for England

All of them will miss England's Women's Six Nations campaign and speaking to Sky Sports News, Galligan said: "I'm excited for the girls to step up into those spots that are now open with four of us out but just really happy for myself and my partner.

"Our coach John Mitchell is really open to us being involved and staying connected with the team. For us, that's really nice. We were in on Tuesday watching the girls beat each other up at the end of the day. It's just nice to support them and be around our social environment.

England head into the tournament aiming to win their eighth consecutive Six Nations title, and Galligan sees France as their closest challengers.

"France are doing really well to rebuild after the World Cup. They've had a few changes, so that's going to be really exciting, but I'm so excited for the England girls.

"There's some new talent in there that we've seen in the Premiership but now they're able to release themselves on the world stage. It's just an amazing opportunity. It's about rebuilding for the next four years. It's an amazing time!"

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World champions England face Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday in front of what is set to be a tournament record crowd with more than 67,000 tickets already been sold.

And reflecting on England's success, Galligan added: "We're successful because we've had that [financial] backing. We were the first professional outlet and I think you can see that but all the teams are catching up now. We're excited to see that gap get smaller with investments being put into the women's game."

England's 2026 Women's Six Nations fixtures

• vs Ireland (Saturday April 11) - Allianz Stadium, Twickenham (2.25pm)
• vs Scotland (Saturday April 18) - Murrayfield, Edinburgh (1.30pm)
• vs Wales (Saturday April 25) - Ashton Gate, Bristol (2.15pm)
• vs Italy (Saturday May 9) - Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma (3pm)
• vs France (Sunday May 17) - Stade Atlantique, Bordeaux (5.45pm)