Educated at Foxton Beach School and Manawatu College, Packer originally played rugby union from a young age for the junior Foxton rugby club and also for a junior Marist club in Nelson. Packer also played in the Foxton Rugby League Under 14s side at the age of nine years in a curtain raiser...
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 aucklandlions central falcons huntly levin lions new zealand kiwis new zealand maoris prop russell packer st george-illawarra dragons toyota cup team of the year