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The Independent UK
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Luke Baker

Marlie Packer and Abby Dow nominated for World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year

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England duo Marlie Packer and Abby Dow are among four nominees for World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year after helping the Red Roses to a fifth straight Women’s Six Nations crown.

England skipper Packer impressed with her tough tackling from the back row but is also women’s Test rugby’s top try-scorer this year with 11, while electric wing Dow has crossed the whitewash six times in 2023, including notching four in one Six Nations game against Italy en route to the grand slam.

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