
Russell Packer: From NRL Star to Prisoner, Leaving Jail With An MBA
From Between Two Beers Podcast
Published 11/23/2025

From Between Two Beers Podcast
Published 11/23/2025
Russell Packer has lived one of the wildest arcs in rugby league - from a teenage prop playing men’s footy in Levin, to 100+ NRL games, prison, the threat of deportation, an MBA from one of the world’s top business schools, and a completely different life after footy.Russell opens up about the…