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

World Cup winners Rosie Galligan and Marlie Packer announced they are expecting a baby due October 2026; Galligan becomes the fourth England player to reveal a pregnancy, with several set to miss the upcoming Women’s Six Nations

Wednesday 8 April 2026 21:09, UK

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: Rosie Galligan and Marlie Packer of England pose for a portrait following the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Final match between Canada and England at Twickenham Stadium on September 27, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Molly Darlington - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)
Image: Red Roses team-mates Rosie Galligan and Marlie Packer are expecting a baby in October

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.

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All of them will miss England's Women's Six Nations campaign, which kicks off against Ireland in front of a near-capacity Twickenham crowd on Saturday.

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)

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