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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auckland lions
central falcons
huntly
levinlions
new zealand kiwis
new zealand maoris
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russell packer
st george-illawarra dragons
toyota cup team of the year