Introduction
Patrick Schickerling (born 16 October 1998) is a Namibian rugby union player who plays for Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership.
Club career
He featured for the Pumas in the under-20 Currie Cup. He was scouted by Exeter after the 2018 World Rugby U20 Trophy. Making his debut for the side in the 2019 Premiership Rugby Cup coming off the bench in a loss against Harlequins.
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. 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. He featured in two World Rugby U20 Trophy competitions featuring 8 times scoring 3 tries.
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. He was named in the squad for the 2022 England rugby union tour of Australia, however did not feature.
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.