Patrick Schickerling
Full namePatrick Schickerling
Date of birth (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998
Place of birthWalvis Bay, Namibia
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
SchoolWalvis Bay Private High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tight-head Prop
Current team England Exeter Chiefs
Youth career
2018 South Africa Pumas
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018- England Exeter Chiefs 38 (35)
2019 → England Chinnor R.F.C. (loan) 7 (5)
2019 → Guernsey Guernsey RFC (loan) 2 (10)
2020-2022 → England Cornish Pirates (loan) 9 (15)
Correct as of 29 October 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Namibia Namibia under-18 ?? (??)
2017-2019 Namibia Namibia under-20 8 (15)
2022 England England (uncapped) 1 (0)
Correct as of 29 October 2023

Patrick Schickerling (born 16 October 1998) is a Namibian rugby union player who plays for Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership.[1][2]

Club career

He featured for the Pumas in the under-20 Currie Cup.[3] He was scouted by Exeter after the 2018 World Rugby U20 Trophy.[4] Making his debut for the side in the 2019 Premiership Rugby Cup coming off the bench in a loss against Harlequins.[5]

He spent time on loan at Chinnor R.F.C. and Guernsey RFC, as well as at Championship side Cornish Pirates where impressive performances saw him get recalled back to Exeter.[6][7][8] Featuring 17 times and scoring 5 tries for the Devon based outfit he was called up by Eddie Jones' England for an uncapped test match against the Barbarians.

International career

He played for Namibia under-18 at the 2016 Craven schools week.[9] He featured in two World Rugby U20 Trophy competitions featuring 8 times scoring 3 tries.[10][11]

He was called up to Eddie Jones' England for an uncapped test match against the Barbarians, he came off the bench in the 21-52 loss.[12] He was named in the squad for the 2022 England rugby union tour of Australia, however did not feature.[13]

It was later revealed he was ineligible for England originally thought to qualify for England under residency however while in the country the rule was revised from 3 years to 5 years.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Exeter Chiefs Player List". www.exeterchiefs.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  2. ↑ "Patrick SCHICKERLING profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  3. ↑ "Feature: Kirsten's double delight with Exeter". SA Rugby magazine. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  4. ↑ "Six diamonds in the rough at the U20 Trophy to dust off the chequebook for". www.rugbypass.com. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  5. ↑ "Schickerling delighted to make debut". www.exeterchiefs.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  6. ↑ "Patrick Schickerling - Chinnor Rugby Club First XV". www.chinnor-rfc.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  7. ↑ "Match Overview: Birmingham & Solihull 39 - 10 Guernsey : Guernsey Raiders 1st XV". www.grfc.gg. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  8. ↑ "Raiders stung by Bees after failing to convert chances". guernseypress.com. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  9. ↑ "Namibia is set for the Youth Weeks". rugby365.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  10. ↑ "Patrick SCHICKERLING - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  11. ↑ "Young Sables, Namibia face off". The Herald. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  12. ↑ "Tests Matchs - Match report England vs Barbarian F.C., le 19/06/2022". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  13. ↑ Evely, John (2022-06-06). "Emerging star one of three Exeter Chiefs named in England training sqaud". Devon Live. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  14. ↑ "Exeter explain the Patrick Schickerling England eligibility gaffe". www.rugbypass.com. 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-10-30.


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